Changes of associative performance in hospitalized schizophrenics: a 16-year follow-up.
After a mean test-retest interval of 16.6 years a sample of 72 initially acute/subacute as well as chronic schizophrenic patients showed a significant normalisation of performance with respect to associative commonality, idiosyncratic responses, and response latency. The findings are attributed chiefly to effects of psychotropic drugs and improved psychiatric treatment.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001244:Association; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000628:therapy*; D012560:Schizophrenia, Catatonic / Q000628:therapy; D012562:Schizophrenia, Disorganized / Q000628:therapy; D012563:Schizophrenia, Paranoid / Q000628:therapy; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology