Comparison of insight among schizophrenia and bipolar disorder patients in remission of affective and positive symptoms: Analysis and critique

European Psychiatry

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 612-618

  Braw, Y ^a,b   Sitman, R ^b   Sela, T ^c   Erez, G ^b   Bloch, Y ^b   Levkovitz, Y ^b  

^a ARIEL UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder and mania; Epidemiology; Illness awareness; Insight; Schizophrenia and psychosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANHEDONIA; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTROSPECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; POSITIVE SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCALE TO ASSESS UNAWARENESS OF MENTAL DISORDER; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; ATTENTION; AWARENESS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868200477     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: 17783585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2011.02.002     Document Type: Article

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