Predicting outcome in schizoaffective psychosis.
Predictors of long-term outcome are identified for 68 patients with schizoaffective psychosis from the Chestnut Lodge Follow-up Study. Two dimensions regularly predicted better outcome: better developed premorbid instrumental skills and fewer typically schizophrenic symptoms.
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Chestnut Lodge Research Institute, Rockville, Maryland 20850.
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D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D011336:Probability; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012189:Retrospective Studies