title: [Clinical characteristics of patients with slow progressive schizophrenia combined with alcoholism].
abstract: Fifty-eight patients with slow progressive schizophrenia combined with alcoholism have been examined. Different variants of affective pathology described determined an alcohol addiction in patients with slow progressive schizophrenia. According to the structure of affective disorders and related types of excessive drinking, 3 groups of patients were identified. Group 1 was characterized by negative affection with detachment, continuous (progressive) type of alcoholism course and constant type of alcohol use; group 2 was characterized by positive affection with undulatory course of alcoholism and alcohol use, pseudo-drinking-bout type. Group 3 was distinguished by positive affection with distinct timing of disorder appearance, periodic course of alcoholism and spontaneous form of alcohol drinking. The most unfavorable prognosis was for group 1 and favorable one--for group 3.
authors: T Iu
authors: TIu
authors: Tul'skaia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000341:Affective Disorders, Psychotic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012569:Schizotypal Personality Disorder / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology