Psychotic symptoms in refugees diagnosed with PTSD: A series of case reports

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 283-288

  Norredam, Marie ^a   Jensen, Mette ^b   Ekstrøm, Morten ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Psychosis; PTSD; Refugees

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; CASE STUDY; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DELUSION; DELUSION OF REFERENCE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HARVARD TRAUMA QUESTIONNAIRE; HOPKINS SYMPTOM CHECKLIST; HUMAN; MALE; OLFACTORY HALLUCINATION; OUTPATIENT; PERSECUTORY DELUSION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFUGEE; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM; VISUAL HALLUCINATION;

ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFUGEES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 80051494762     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08039488.2010.533385     Document Type: Article

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