Does a latent class underlie schizotypal personality disorder? Implications for schizophrenia

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 475-491

  Ahmed, Anthony O ^a   Green, Bradley A ^b   Goodrum, Nada M ^a   Doane, Nancy J ^a   Birgenheir, Denis ^a   Buckley, Peter F ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Latent variable mixture modeling; Psychosis; Schizophrenia; Schizotypal personality disorder; Taxometrics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PREDICTION; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878498154     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0032713     Document Type: Article

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