The Prediction of Outcome in Schizophrenia

摘要: This is the first of two reports an investigation predictors, diagnostic criteria, and outcome characteristics in 111 psychiatric admissions. Most patients would be considered schizophrenic by many criteria. Evaluation this cohort indicates that dysfunction best as a continuum. The different areas dysfunction: work, symptoms, social relations, duration nonhospitalization, seem to operate open systems, all partly interrelated affected disorder but each area also variables more specific it alone. Although several classification systems were evaluated, differences among groups less striking than often expected. These results indicate complex phenomenon, ability diagnosis predict has been overstated.