Academic attainment: A predictor of psychiatric disorders?

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 999-1004

  Chong, Siow Ann ^a   Subramaniam, Mythily ^a   Lee, I Min ^b   Pek, Elaine ^a   Cheok, Christopher ^c   Verma, Swapna ^a   Wong, John ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Singapore)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Psychological Care Centre   (Singapore)

^d Singapore Army   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; Education; Mood disorders; Nicotine; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNICITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MOOD DISORDER; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SINGAPORE;

EID: 70350345425     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-009-0027-3     Document Type: Article

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