A replicated cluster solution in a heterogeneous psychiatric population.
Two cluster analytic studies were conducted to explore groupings of patients in a heterogeneous psychiatric population. Study 1 (N = 170) provided support for the derivation by a cluster analytic method of five meaningful clinical groups of patients. Based on an extensively modified inventory and a different population of psychiatric patients, results from Study 2 (N = 224) provided further indication of the stability of the clusters. It was concluded that cluster analysis may provide a viable method as a classification system for a heterogeneous population of psychiatric inpatients.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D013223:Statistics as Topic