How are we assessing functioning in schizophrenia? A need for a consensus approach

European Psychiatry

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 391-395

  Peuskens, J ^a   Gorwood, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER SAINTE ANNE   (France)

Author keywords

Functioning; Psychosis; Quality of life; Questionnaire; Remission; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DSM-IV; FACE VALIDITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL REMISSION OF GENERAL SCHIZOPHRENIA SCALE; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MENTAL FUNCTION; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFILE OF MOOD STATES; PSYCHOSOCIAL REMISSION IN SCHIZOPHRENIA SCALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF-RATING DEPRESSION SCALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; HUMANS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 84863876723     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: 17783585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2011.02.013     Document Type: Article

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