Pattern of admission and the over representation in Schizophrenia diagnosis in a psychiatric ward in Malaysia

Introduction: Based on the US-UK Diagnostic Project (1972), schizophrenia was over diagnosed at the expense of mood disorders and personality disorders in New York. With the advent of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III), diagnosis of schizophrenia in America became na...

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Main Authors: Mohamad Ismail, Maung Ko @ Hajee, Musa, Ramli, Abu Bakar, Ahmad Zafri, Min Ko, Ba, Mat Zin, Nora, Naing, Nyi Nyi, Oo, Myo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan International Cultural Exchange Foundation (JICEF) 2012
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/27215/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/27215/1/31.IMJ_-_Maung_Ko_-_Japan_-_June_2012.pdf