OBJECTIVE: The duration of untreated psychosis may influence response to treatment,
reflecting a potentially malleable progressive pathological process. The authors reviewed …

Background: Little is known about the extent to which work contributes to the recovery of
people with schizophrenia. There is increasing interest in the subject because of new …

Background The psychiatry literature routinely quotes a lifetime schizophrenia suicide
prevalence of 10% based on 1 meta-analysis and 2 studies of chronic schizophrenics …

BackgroundPoorly defined cohorts and weak study designs have hampered cross-cultural
comparisons of course and outcome in schizophrenia. AimsTo describe long-term outcome …

Objective: To comprehensively and critically review the literature on gender differences in
schizophrenia. Method: An initial search of MEDLINE abstracts (1966–1999) was conducted …

Sex differences in schizophrenia can be caused by the disease process itself, by genetic
and hormonal differences, by differences in the maturation and morphology of the brain and …

OBJECTIVE: The goal of this overview is to examine male/female differences in
psychopathology in light of the known effects of gonadal steroids, especially estradiol, on …

The main message of this excellent book is that mental health facilities in the US should be
offering various forms of psychoeducation to families dealing with severe psychiatric …

Traumatic life events, as defined by DSM-IV, are common among persons with severe
mental illnesses (SMI) such as schizophrenia. Limited evidence suggests concomitantly …

Striving to live is fundamental for all living creatures, also among human beings. Suicidal
impulses and suicidal behaviour must be considered as disturbances of this fundamental …