Long-Term Followup Studies of Schizophrenia: Editors' Introduction
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Long-term followup studies of schizophrenia: editors' introduction.
What are the major long-term followup studies of schizophrenia from around the world? What have we learned about schizophrenia and its vicissitudes over a lifetime? Does the lifelong vantage point help us to identify the primary psychopathologic components of schizophrenia and to distinguish it from other forms of mental illness? What are the implications of the longitudinal perspective for red...
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عنوان ژورنال: Schizophrenia Bulletin
سال: 1988
ISSN: 0586-7614,1745-1701
DOI: 10.1093/schbul/14.4.497