Sex differences in first-episode psychosis and in people at ultra-high risk

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 215, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 314-322

  Cocchi, Angelo ^a   Lora, Antonio ^b   Meneghelli, Anna ^a   La Greca, Emanuela ^b   Pisano, Alessia ^a   Cascio, Maria Teresa ^a   Preti, Antonio ^a,c  

^a OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^b DESIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Centro Medico Genneruxi   (Italy)

Author keywords

Early intervention in psychosis; Obstetric complications; Risk factors; Schizophrenia; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RISK; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RISK; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893735272     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2013.11.023     Document Type: Article

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