Schizophrenia Research
Volume 116, Issue 1 , Pages 20-26 , January 2010

Apathy in first episode psychosis patients: One year follow up

  • Ann Faerden

      Affiliations

    • Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål, 0407 Oslo, Norway
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Psychosis Research Section, Division of Psychiatry, Building 49, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål, 407 Oslo, Norway. Tel.: +47 22118460; fax: +47 23027333.
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  • Arnstein Finset

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Behavioral Sciences in Medicine, University of Oslo, 0317 Oslo, Norway
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  • Svein Friis

      Affiliations

    • Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål, 0407 Oslo, Norway
    • Institute of Psychiatry, University of Oslo, 0318 Oslo, Norway
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  • Ingrid Agartz

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Psychiatry, University of Oslo, 0318 Oslo, Norway
    • Diakonhjemmet Hospital, 0319 Oslo, Norway
    • ,
  • Elizabeth Ann Barrett

      Affiliations

    • Oslo University Hospital, Aker, 0514 Oslo, Norway
    • ,
  • Ragnar Nesvåg

      Affiliations

    • Diakonhjemmet Hospital, 0319 Oslo, Norway
    • ,
  • Ole A. Andreassen

      Affiliations

    • Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål, 0407 Oslo, Norway
    • Institute of Psychiatry, University of Oslo, 0318 Oslo, Norway
    • ,
  • Stephen R. Marder

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
    • Departments of Veterans Affairs VISN 22 Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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  • Ingrid Melle

      Affiliations

    • Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål, 0407 Oslo, Norway
    • Institute of Psychiatry, University of Oslo, 0318 Oslo, Norway

Received 31 July 2009 ,Revised 8 October 2009 ,Accepted 17 October 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2009.10.014

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