title: Prognosis in paranoid disorders and mortality in reactive psychoses.
abstract: The present paper shows that the short-term prognosis of patients with paranoid disorders hospitalized nowadays is poor for the majority. The best prognosis is attached to patients with affective or other not specified psychotic disorders. Socio-vocational variables at the time of first admission contain more predictive value than clinical variables. The term reactive psychosis as a term with good prognosis is questioned and the findings of a mortality study are presented in support of this view when concerned with hospital populations.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatric Hospital in Aarhus, Risskov, Denmark.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jørgensen
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Mortensen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003702:Delusions / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D010259:Paranoid Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy; D012737:Sex Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome