An empirical method to identify patterns in the course of psychotic episodes of people with schizophrenia

International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 265-278

  Burti, Lorenzo ^a   Mazzi, Mariangela ^a   Koeter, Maarten ^b   Schene, Aart ^b   Helm, Hedda ^c   Puschner, Bernd ^d   Bindman, Jonathan ^e   Leese, Morven ^e   Thornicroft, Graham ^e   Tansella, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^e KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical course; Cluster analysis; Factor analysis; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75249084038     PISSN: 10498931     EISSN: 15570657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mpr.287     Document Type: Article

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