title: [Schizophreniform characteristics and schizophrenia illustrated with a Kafka story].
abstract: Kafka's literary work is the author's basis to illustrate the nature, function and evolution of schizophrenia related psychotic processes. Classical (Sobral Cid), psychoanalytic (Fairbain, Winnicott, Cortesão) among other author's contributions, are referred. The literary work analysis allows a link to be made between the symptoms (as referred in the APA'S D.S.M. III), and their understanding, and also elements for the therapeutic process.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Saúde Mental da D.G.S.P., Ministério da Justiça, Lisboa.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Melo
mesh_terms: D004324:Drama; D006801:Humans; D008093:Literature, Modern; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology
vernacular_title: Alguns aspectos sobre características esquizóides e esquizofrenia ilustrados com um conto de Kafka.