The deficit syndrome in the Suffolk County Mental Health Project.
Patients with schizophrenia in the Suffolk County Mental Health Project were categorized into groups with (n = 32) and without (n = 52) the deficit syndrome, using a case identification method based on the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale. The deficit group had a lower level of function at both index admission and 24-month follow-up; these differences could not be attributed to group differences in demographic variables, chronicity of illness, or a greater severity of psychosis in the deficit syndrome group. The number of patients categorized as deficit was greater at 24 months (34%) than at 6 months (25%).
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Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, Baltimore 21228, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D009518:New York; D010343:Patient Admission; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology