Relative contributions of psychotic symptoms and insight to quality of life in stable schizophrenia

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 177, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 71-76

  Rocca, Paola ^a   Castagna, Filomena ^a   Mongini, Tullia ^a   Montemagni, Cristiana ^a   Bogetto, Filippo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Attribution of symptoms; Awareness of symptoms; Delusions; Hallucinations; Path analysis; Quality of life; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; DELUSION; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTROSPECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION CARE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYMPTOM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 77952098127     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2009.01.030     Document Type: Article

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