title: Childhood antecedents of stable positive symptoms in schizophrenia.
abstract: For a longitudinal study of 29 males with an initial diagnosis of schizophrenia as young adults, childhood information identified excitable behavior as most strongly related to subsequent positive symptoms. This childhood variable was related to stable but not to unstable positive symptom measures. Further, stable positive symptoms were limited to the subgroup with a history of excitable behavior.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti 48197, USA.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Roff
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Knight
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001143:Arousal; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010553:Personality Development; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012569:Schizotypal Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology