The secret food diary of a person diagnosed with schizophrenia

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 603-609

  Hardy, S ^a,b   Gray, R ^c  

^a The Northampton Physical Health and Well Being Project   (United Kingdom)

^b Park Avenue Medical Centre ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diet; Food diary; Obesity; Physical health; Schizophrenia; Severe mental illness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIET; DIET RECORDS; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 84864291183     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2011.01826.x     Document Type: Article

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