Adolescent-onset psychosis: A 2-year retrospective study of adolescents admitted to a general psychiatric unit

South African Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 86-92

  Paruk, S ^a   Ramlall, S ^a   Burns, J K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; CANNABIS; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NICOTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRIEF PSYCHOTIC DISORDER; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; DEMOGRAPHY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MANIC PSYCHOSIS; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MENTAL PATIENT; ONSET AGE; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIFORM DISORDER; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING;

EID: 75149174261     PISSN: 16089685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v15i4.203     Document Type: Article

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