Symptomatic remission and associated factors in a catchment area based population of older patients with schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 126, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 237-244

  Meesters, Paul D ^a   Comijs, Hannie C ^a   de Haan, Lieuwe ^b   Smit, Johannes H ^a   Eikelenboom, Piet ^a   Beekman, Aartjan T F ^a   Stek, Max L ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Elderly; Recovery; Remission; Schizophrenia; Social functioning

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REMISSION; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); COHORT STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 79952009182     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2010.09.003     Document Type: Article

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