Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 45, Issue 3 , Pages 213-218 , May 2004

Patient characteristics and diagnostic discrepancy in first-episode psychosis

  • Olli Kampman

      Affiliations

    • University of Tampere, Medical School, Tampere, Finland
    • Tampere Community Mental Health Care Center, Tampere, Finland
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Olli Kampman, M.D., University of Tampere, Medical School, FIN-33014 University of Tampere, Finland
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  • Päivi Kiviniemi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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  • Elina Koivisto

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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  • Juha Väänänen

      Affiliations

    • Ylöjärvi Community Mental Health Care Center, Ylöjärvi, Finland
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  • Nina Kilkku

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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  • Esa Leinonen

      Affiliations

    • University of Tampere, Medical School, Tampere, Finland
    • Department of Psychiatry, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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  • Klaus Lehtinen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland

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doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2004.02.002

Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 45, Issue 3 , Pages 213-218 , May 2004

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