Course and outcome of schizophrenia

International Review of Psychiatry

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 417-422

  Rangaswamy, Thara ^a   Greeshma, Mohan ^a  

^a SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

DRUG ABUSE; EMPLOYMENT; FOLLOW UP; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORTALITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AFRICA; ASIA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 84867486833     PISSN: 09540261     EISSN: 13691627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09540261.2012.707973     Document Type: Review

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