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The course of DSM‐III‐R schizophreniform disorder
Author(s) -
Sautter Frederic,
Mcdermott Barbara,
Garver David
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(199305)49:3<339::aid-jclp2270490306>3.0.co;2-q
Subject(s) - schizophreniform disorder , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , psychology , psychosis , psychiatry , clinical psychology , diagnosis of schizophrenia , schizoaffective disorder
This study compared the course of illness of 36 patients who received a diagnosis of either DSM‐III‐R schizophreniform disorder or schizophrenia. Approximately 3.5 and 4.0 years after their index hospitalization, the two groups were compared for differences in positive and negative symptoms of psychosis, interpersonal and occupational role functioning, and other aspects of the deficit state. Multivariate data analyses indicate that the course of illness of the two groups is significantly different ( p < .007), and the data also indicate that patient symptoms and functioning changed significantly over time ( p < .008). The schizophreniform patients showed a low level of negative symptoms at both follow‐ups; schizophrenics initially showed a higher level of negative symptoms, but these symptoms decreased significantly over time ( p < .04). These data indicate that the course of DSM‐III‐R schizophreniform disorder is distinct from the course of schizophrenia.