Social functioning among older community-dwelling patients with schizophrenia: A review

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 862-878

  Meesters, Paul D ^a   Stek, Max L ^a,b   Comijs, Hannie C ^a,b   De Haan, Lieuwe ^c   Patterson, Thomas L ^d   Eikelenboom, Piet ^a   Beekman, Aartjan T F ^a,b  

^a GGZ InGeest   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

aged; elderly; quality of life; rehabilitation; Schizophrenia; social functioning

Indexed keywords

CHILD PARENT RELATION; COGNITION; COMMUNITY LIVING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 77958034768     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e3181e446ff     Document Type: Review

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