Depression in Schizophrenia: A Study of Prevalence and Treatment
- 1 August 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 149 (2) , 228-229
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.149.2.228
Abstract
In an investigation of white, coloured, and black patients admitted to a psychiatric hospital, the prevalence and treatment of depression in schizophrenia was assessed and found to be 30% in group of acute, nuclear schizophrenics. While the prevalence was similar in the three groups, depression was clinically under-detected in black patients.This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
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