Kraepelinian subtype and deficit syndrome in chronic schizophrenia.
The present study examined the clinical overlap between the Kraepelinian and deficit subtypes of schizophrenia. A total of 103 patients with schizophrenia were divided into four groups on the basis of the presence or absence of the two classifications, and the demographic and clinical characteristics of the groups were statistically compared. There was a significant overlap of Kraepelinian and deficit status, but nevertheless the retention of both classifications appears to be justified.
Nakaya
Makoto
M
Department of Psychiatry, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, 880 Kitakobayashi, Mibu, Tochigi 321-0293, Japan. m-nakaya@dokkyomed.ac.jp
Ohmori
Kenich
K
D000339:Affect; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003710:Demography; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011582:Psychological Theory; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents