The long-term outcome of 72 schizoaffective and 97 schizophrenic patients with a mean duration of illness of 25 6 years and 19 6 years respectively was investigated The outcome was assessed using the WHO Disability Assessment Schedule (WHO/DAS), the Psychological Impairment Rating Schedule (PIRS) (a
Long-term outcome of schizoaffective and schizophrenic disorders: a comparative study
✍ Scribed by E. M. Steinmeyer; A. Marneros; A. Deister; A. Rohde; H. Jünemann
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 695 KB
- Volume
- 238
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1433-8491
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