Violence in first-episode psychosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 125, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 209-220

  Large, Matthew M ^a,b   Nielssen, Olav ^c,d  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aggression; First episode psychosis; First episode schizophrenia; Risk assessment; Schizophrenia; Violence

Indexed keywords

ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGGRESSION; ANAMNESIS; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; MANIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VIOLENCE;

COHORT STUDIES; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; VIOLENCE;

EID: 78951468919     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2010.11.026     Document Type: Review

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