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Negative symptoms in chronic schizophrenia. Relationship to duration of illness.
- Source :
- British Journal of Psychiatry; Oct91, Vol. 159, p495-499, 5p, 3 Charts, 2 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 1991
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Abstract
- The frequency and distribution of negative symptoms in a sample of 40 patients admitted to hospital with RDC-definite schizophrenia were examined. There was a highly significant positive correlation between negative symptom scores obtained using three different rating scales, but the presence of negative symptoms was not significantly related to duration of illness or number of episodes of illness. These findings do not support a model of negative symptoms being the consequence of schizophrenic relapse, but are in favour of their being an integral component of the schizophrenic syndrome, as salient in the first as in later episodes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- SCHIZOPHRENIA
SYMPTOMS
PEOPLE with schizophrenia
PSYCHOSES
DISEASE relapse
PATHOLOGICAL psychology
DIAGNOSIS of schizophrenia
AROUSAL (Physiology)
COMPARATIVE studies
LONGITUDINAL method
RESEARCH methodology
MEDICAL cooperation
PERSONALITY assessment
PSYCHOLOGICAL tests
PSYCHOLOGY
PSYCHOMETRICS
RESEARCH
EVALUATION research
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00071250
- Volume :
- 159
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- British Journal of Psychiatry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 24820499
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.159.4.495