Psychiatry Research
Volume 153, Issue 3 , Pages 217-223 , 3 December 2007

Positive family history is associated with persistent elevated emotional distress in schizophrenia: Evidence from a 16-month follow-up study

  • Michael S. Ritsner

      Affiliations

    • Sha'ar Menashe Mental Health Center, Hadera, Israel
    • Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Sha'ar Menashe Mental Health Center, Mobile Post Hefer 38814, Israel. Tel.: +972 4 6278750; fax: +972 4 6278045.
    • ,
  • Yael Ratner

      Affiliations

    • Sha'ar Menashe Mental Health Center, Hadera, Israel
    • ,
  • Anatoly Gibel

      Affiliations

    • Sha'ar Menashe Mental Health Center, Hadera, Israel
    • ,
  • Ronit Weizman

      Affiliations

    • Tel Aviv Community Mental Health Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

Received 28 December 2005 ,Revised 7 May 2006 ,Accepted 20 July 2006.

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PII: S0165-1781(06)00204-6

doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2006.07.003

Psychiatry Research
Volume 153, Issue 3 , Pages 217-223 , 3 December 2007

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