How frequent is chronic multiyear delusional activity and recovery in schizophrenia: A 20-year multi-follow-up

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 192-204

  Harrow, Martin ^a   Jobe, Thomas H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic; Community functioning; Delusions; Followup; Hallucinations; Outcome; Prognosis; Recovery; Schizophrenia; Thought disorder disorganization; Work disability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DELUSION; FOLLOW UP; HALLUCINATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIFORM DISORDER; THOUGHT DISORDER; WORK DISABILITY;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DELUSIONS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RECURRENCE; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73949148912     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: 17451701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbn074     Document Type: Article

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