Sex differences in sub-clinical psychosis-Results from a community study over 30years

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 139, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 176-182

  Rössler, Wulf ^a,b   Hengartner, Michael P ^a   Ajdacic Gross, Vladeta ^a   Haker, Helene ^a   Angst, Jules ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PSYCHIATRY   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Age of onset; Course; Epidemiology; Schizophrenia; Schizotypy; Sex differences; Sub clinical psychosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA NUCLEAR SYMPTOM; SCHIZOTYPAL SIGN; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUBCLINICAL PSYCHOSIS; SWITZERLAND; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

AGE OF ONSET; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863785140     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: 15732509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2012.04.017     Document Type: Article

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