Schizophrenia Research
Volume 80, Issue 2 , Pages 203-212 , 15 December 2005

Psychometric evaluation of the Readiness for Discharge Questionnaire

  • Steven G. Potkin

      Affiliations

    • University of California, Irvine, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brain Imaging Center, Irvine Hall, Room 166, Orange, CA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 949 824 8040; fax: +1 949 8247873.
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  • Georges M. Gharabawi

      Affiliations

    • Janssen Pharmaceutica Products, LP, Titusville, NJ, USA
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  • Andrew J. Greenspan

      Affiliations

    • Janssen Pharmaceutica Products, LP, Titusville, NJ, USA
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  • Marcia F.T. Rupnow

      Affiliations

    • Janssen Pharmaceutica Products, LP, Titusville, NJ, USA
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  • Colette Kosik-Gonzalez

      Affiliations

    • Janssen Pharmaceutica Products, LP, Titusville, NJ, USA
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  • Gary Remington

      Affiliations

    • Center for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada
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  • Charles Ruetsch

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Outcome Research, MEDTAP Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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  • Dennis Revicki

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Outcome Research, MEDTAP Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA

Received 22 March 2005 ,Revised 29 June 2005 ,Accepted 29 June 2005.

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PII: S0920-9964(05)00273-2

doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2005.06.021

Schizophrenia Research
Volume 80, Issue 2 , Pages 203-212 , 15 December 2005

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