Subjective quality of life and suicidal behavior among Taiwanese schizophrenia patients

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 523-532

  Kao, Yu Chen ^a   Liu, Yia Ping ^b   Cheng, Tsung Hsing ^a   Chou, Ming Kuen ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Schizophrenia; Subjective quality of life; Suicidal behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONSET AGE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL CLASS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TAIWAN;

EID: 84863720139     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-011-0361-0     Document Type: Article

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