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Gender differences in schizophrenia: rehospitalization and community survival

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

Matthias C. Angermeyer ,
Jill M. Goldstein  and
Ludwig Kuehn
Matthias C. Angermeyer
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatric Sociology, Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, FRG; Section of Psychiatric Epidemiology and Genetics, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, USA: and Department of Medical Sociology, Medizinische Hochschule, Hannover, FRG
Jill M. Goldstein*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatric Sociology, Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, FRG; Section of Psychiatric Epidemiology and Genetics, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, USA: and Department of Medical Sociology, Medizinische Hochschule, Hannover, FRG
Ludwig Kuehn
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatric Sociology, Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, FRG; Section of Psychiatric Epidemiology and Genetics, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, USA: and Department of Medical Sociology, Medizinische Hochschule, Hannover, FRG
*
1Address for correspondence Dr J. M. Goldslein, Psychiatry Service (116A) Brockton-West Roxbury V. A. Medical Center, 940 Belmont Street, Brockton, MA 02401, USA.
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Synopsis

This study tested the hypothesis that schizophrenic men experience a poorer course than schizophrenic women. A representative sample from Hannover, FRG, including 278 first admission DSM-III schizophrenics, were followed for three years. Findings demonstrated that schizophrenic women experience fewer rehospitalizations, shorter lengths of stay, and survive longer in the community than schizophrenic men. Implications of the role of gender for schizophrenia are discussed.

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Psychological Medicine , Volume 19 , Issue 2 , May 1989 , pp. 365 - 382
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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