title: Factor analysis of positive and negative syndrome scale in schizophrenia: An exploratory study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Controversy persists with regard to how best we can categorize symptomatic dimension of Schizophrenia. Aim of the study was to compute factorial dimensions in Indian subset of schizophrenic patients and to compare them with five factor pentagonal model extracted in western studies.
  
  
  METHODS
  150 inpatients of Schizophrenia with acute exacerbation were subjected to PANSS rating within one week of admission and statistical calculation done based on exploratory factor analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Five factors namely negative, autistic, activation, positive and depression were extracted wherein negative factors showed highest percentage of total variance supporting five factor modal of western literature
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A consensus is gradually emerging regarding symptomatic dimensions of Schizophrenia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, De addiction Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Ajay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: C R J
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Khess