Schizophrenia Research
Volume 81, Issue 2 , Pages 269-275 , 31 January 2006

Positive family environment predicts improvement in symptoms and social functioning among adolescents at imminent risk for onset of psychosis

  • Mary P. O'Brien

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. 300 UCLA Medical Plaza, Box 696824, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States. Tel.: +1 310 206 3466; fax: +1 310 794 9517.
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  • Jamie L. Gordon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, United States
    • ,
  • Carrie E. Bearden

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, United States
    • ,
  • Steve R. Lopez

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, United States
    • ,
  • Alex Kopelowicz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, United States
    • ,
  • Tyrone D. Cannon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, United States
    • Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, United States

Received 16 May 2005 ,Revised 16 September 2005 ,Accepted 3 October 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2005.10.005

Schizophrenia Research
Volume 81, Issue 2 , Pages 269-275 , 31 January 2006

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