Clinical predictors of 1-year outcome in schizophrenia.
To assess clinical predictors of 1-year outcome in schizophrenia, 63 patients were studied prospectively. Persistent negative and total symptoms after 4 weeks of neuroleptic treatment accounted for 62% of the variance of 1-year outcome, whereas baseline measures showed no relationship to outcome. Thus, 1-year outcome in schizophrenia can be reasonably predicted on the basis of symptoms persisting after 4 weeks of treatment.
Ribeiro
S C
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Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor.
Tandon
R
R
Ricoy
R
R
Mazzara
C
C
Craig
K A
KA
Greden
J F
JF
D000328:Adult; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents