Assessment of need of patients with schizophrenia: A study in Vellore, India

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 752-756

  Ernest, Sharmila ^a   Nagarajan, Guru ^a   Jacob, K S ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

assessment; CANSAS; India; need; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT; CANSAS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; NEED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STATISTICS;

ASSESSMENT; CANSAS; INDIA; NEED; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 84888629958     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764012456801     Document Type: Article

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