Quality of life in community-dwelling patients with schizophrenia in China

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 200, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 584-587

  Xiang, Yu Tao ^a,b   Hou, Ye Zhi ^a   Yan, Fang ^a   Dixon, Lisa B ^c   Ungvari, Gabor S ^d   Dickerson, Faith ^e   Li, Weng Yong ^f   Li, Wen Xiu ^g   Zhu, Yu Ling ^h   Chan, Sandra S M ^b   Lee, Edwin H M ^b   Chiu, Helen F K ^b  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

^e Stanley Research Program at Sheppard Pratt   (United States)

^f The Third Hospital of Chaoyang District   (China)

^g Mental Healthcare Institution of Haidian District   (China)

^h Mental Healthcare Institution of Changping District   (China)

Author keywords

China; quality of life; Schizophrenia; social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; POSITIVE SYNDROME; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84863679121     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: 1539736X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e31825bfc71     Document Type: Article

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