Insight in Chinese schizophrenia patients: A 12-month follow-up

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 751-757

  Wang, Y ^a   Xiang, Y T ^a,b,c   Wang, C Y ^a   Chiu, H F K ^b   Zhao, J P ^e   Chen, Q ^a   Chan, S S M ^b   Lee, E H M ^e   Tang, W K ^d   Ungvari, G S ^e  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

Author keywords

Insight; Psychopathology; Quality of life; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHINA; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AWARENESS; CHINA; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 80053905522     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2010.01677.x     Document Type: Article

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