Recovery from schizophrenia: Results from a 1-year follow-up observational study of patients in symptomatic remission

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 58-66

  Bobes, Julio ^a   Ciudad, Antonio ^b   Álvarez, Enric ^c   San, Luis ^d   Polavieja, Pepa ^b   Gilaberte, Inmaculada ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b Medical Department   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

^d CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA EN RED DE SALUD MENTAL CIBERSAM   (Spain)

Author keywords

Observational research; Prevalence; Recovery of function

Indexed keywords

ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REHABILITATION CARE; REMISSION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OBSERVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 70349426997     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2009.07.003     Document Type: Article

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