Clinical course and outcome of Schizophrenia in a predominantly treatment-naive cohort in rural ethiopia

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 646-654

  Alem, Atalay ^b   Kebede, Derege ^c   Fekadu, Abebaw ^a,d   Shibre, Teshome ^b   Fekadu, Daniel ^e   Beyero, Teferra ^b   Medhin, Girmay ^f   Negash, Alemayehu ^b   Kullgren, Gunnar ^g  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d Health Service and Population Research Department   (United Kingdom)

^e SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^f ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^g UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Developing country; Prognosis; Prospective study; Psychosis; Remission

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DISEASE COURSE; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; RURAL AREA; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; RURAL POPULATION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65349143826     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: 17451701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbn029     Document Type: Article

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