[Persistence of negative symptoms in the early phase of schizophrenic psychosis].
103 patients were for the first time admitted to the psychiatric hospital (Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology in Warsaw) between 1976-1983 and received a research diagnosis of schizophrenia (in accordance with the ICD-9 criteria). The course and clinical pattern of the illness were analyzed at a follow-up in 65 patients--re-hospitalized in the 5th year from their first admission. As regards the clinical pattern analysis, it was focused mostly on negative symptoms occurrence, as assessed using the Andreasen Scales (SANS). The data obtained from the case reports were statistically tested and the results were presented in the tables according to the research questions. The stability of the negative symptoms in the early stage of the schizophrenia psychosis was examined. The author confirms that presence of negative symptoms (alogia, apathy and anhedonia) at first hospitalization has been associated with the symptoms recurrence during rehospitalization at the five-year follow-up.
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I Kliniki Psychiatrycznej IPiN w Warszawie.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012559:Schizophrenia; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology