Schizophrenia Research
Volume 122, Issue 1 , Pages 193-198 , September 2010

Evidence that the impact of hearing impairment on psychosis risk is moderated by the level of complexity of the social environment

  • Margriet van der Werf

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, South Limburg Mental Health Research and Teaching Network, EURON Graduate School of Neuroscience, Maastricht University Medical Centre, PO BOX 616 (VIJV), 6200MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, PO Box 616 (VIJV), 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 43 3688659; fax: +31 43 3884092.
    • ,
  • Ruud van Winkel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, South Limburg Mental Health Research and Teaching Network, EURON Graduate School of Neuroscience, Maastricht University Medical Centre, PO BOX 616 (VIJV), 6200MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • University Psychiatric Centre Catholic University Leuven, Leuvensesteenweg 517, 3070 Kortenberg, Belgium
    • ,
  • Martin van Boxtel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, South Limburg Mental Health Research and Teaching Network, EURON Graduate School of Neuroscience, Maastricht University Medical Centre, PO BOX 616 (VIJV), 6200MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Jim van Os

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, South Limburg Mental Health Research and Teaching Network, EURON Graduate School of Neuroscience, Maastricht University Medical Centre, PO BOX 616 (VIJV), 6200MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • Psychiatric Epidemiology King's College London, King's Health Partners Department of Psychosis Studies Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK

Received 26 January 2010 ,Revised 14 May 2010 ,Accepted 15 May 2010.

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PII: S0920-9964(10)01341-1

doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2010.05.020

Schizophrenia Research
Volume 122, Issue 1 , Pages 193-198 , September 2010

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