What is in a name? Renaming schizophrenia as a starting point for moving ahead with its re-conceptualization

Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 285-287

  Lasalvia, A ^a   Tansella, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEMENTIA; DSM-IV; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; NOMENCLATURE; SOCIAL STIGMA; BIPOLAR DISORDER; HOPE; IDENTITY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PROGNOSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STIGMA; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

HUMANS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL STIGMA; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 84896970084     PISSN: 20457960     EISSN: 20457979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S2045796013000498     Document Type: Editorial

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