Dimensional assessment of the course of psychiatric illness.
After a brief survey of catamnestic studies of the endogenous psychoses and on the basis of his own experiences, the author proposes a three-dimensional (periodization, polarity, deterioration) assessment of the formal characteristics of the course of illness, making a theoretical distinction between these and the characteristics of the outcome.
D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D013997:Time Factors