The group of schizoaffective and related psychoses--critique, record, follow-up, and family studies. I. A persistent enigma.

摘要: The literature review indicates a considerable divergence of opinion regarding the nature group schizoaffective and related psychoses. To resolve some these controversies, record, follow-up, family studies are being carried out that will test following hypotheses: (1) psychoses is variant schizophrenia; (2) affective disorder; (3) third psychosis distinct from both schizophrenia or (4) at first cannot be diagnosed eventually follow-up recognizable by clinical picture, course, as disorder. study method for achieving goals involves characterizing diagnostic entities specific combinations symptoms, course illness, history, defining such specified criteria.