Schizophrenia spectrum disorders in later life: Prevalence and distribution of age at onset and sex in a dutch catchment area

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 18-28

  Meesters, Paul D ^a   De Haan, Lieuwe ^b   Comijs, Hannie C ^a   Stek, Max L ^a   Smeets Janssen, Maureen M J ^a   Weeda, Marjan R ^a   Eikelenboom, Piet ^a   Smit, Johannes H ^a   Beekman, Aartjan T F ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

age at onset; elderly; prevalence; schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DELUSIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; ONSET AGE; PREVALENCE; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 84155163783     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e3182011b7f     Document Type: Article

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