Eleven-year clinical outcome of schizophrenia in Bali.
OBJECTIVE
To contrast the short-term and long-term outcome of schizophrenia in Bali.


METHODS
The clinical outcomes of 46 schizophrenic patients (DSM-IV-TR) consecutively admitted to Bangli Mental Hospital were evaluated by Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) and Eguma's Social Adjustment Scale (ESAS) at a 11-year follow-up, which was subsequent to a 5-year follow-up.


RESULTS
Neither the PANSS score nor the ESAS score were significantly different, and there was a significant correlation between the two follow-up data. Subjects categorized into either the best or worst outcome group at the 5-year follow-up tended to be classified into the same category at the 11-year follow-up more often than those who were categorized into the medium outcome groups at the 5-year follow-up.


CONCLUSIONS
The 5-year outcome of schizophrenia strongly predicted the 11-year outcome, especially for subjects who had gone into either a remissive or severe deterioration state within 5 years.
Kurihara
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Komagino Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. kurihara@sj8.so-net.ne.jp
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010139:Pacific Islands / Q000208:ethnology; D011379:Prognosis; D012008:Recurrence; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000208:ethnology / Q000628:therapy*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome