Differences among men and women with schizophrenia: A study of US and Indian samples

Psychiatry Investigation

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 9-16

  Thomas, Pramod ^a,b   Wood, Joel ^b   Chandra, Abha ^c   Nimgaonkar, Vishwajit L ^b   Deshpande, Smita N ^a  

^a DR RAM MANOHAR LOHIA HOSPITAL   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MEERUT COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Cross cultural; Gender; Psychopathology; Schizophrenia; Sex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; DISEASE COURSE; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PREDICTION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77950796591     PISSN: 17383684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4306/pi.2010.7.1.9     Document Type: Article

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