Gender differences in incipient psychosis

European Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 176-194

  Barajas, Ana ^a,b   Baños, Iris ^b   Ochoa, Susana ^b   Usall, Judith ^b   Huerta, Elena ^b   Dolz, Montserrat ^b   Sánchez, Bernardo ^b   Villalta, Victoria ^b   Foix, Alexandrina ^b   Obiols, Jordi ^c   Haro, Josep María ^b  

^a Centro de Salud Les Corts   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA EN RED DE SALUD MENTAL CIBERSAM   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Age of onset; First episode; Gender differences; Incipient psychosis; Neurodevelopmental

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; ONSET AGE; PSYCHOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 78649759133     PISSN: 02136163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4321/S0213-61632010000300006     Document Type: Article

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