Clinical and cognitive associations with aggression in the first episode of psychosis

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 85-93

  Harris, Anthony W F ^a   Large, Matthew M ^b   Redoblado Hodge, Antoinette ^c   Nielssen, Olav ^c,d,e   Anderson, Josephine ^f   Brennan, John ^g  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d Consultant Psychiatrist Level 8 Practice ^*  (Australia)

^e ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f Western Sydney Area Health Service   (Australia)

^g SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aggression; Cannabis; Cognitive impairment; Fi rst episode psychosis; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MANIA; PSYCHOSIS; RATING SCALE; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIFORM DISORDER; SELF REPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGGRESSION; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 75149164449     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048670903270423     Document Type: Article

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