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Prognosis in schizophrenia: The role of premorbid, social class, and demographic factors
Author(s) -
Nuttall Ronald L.,
Solomon Leonard F.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
behavioral science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1099-1743
pISSN - 0005-7940
DOI - 10.1002/bs.3830150306
Subject(s) - schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , social class , psychology , statistical significance , set (abstract data type) , regression analysis , outcome (game theory) , clinical psychology , demography , psychiatry , medicine , statistics , sociology , programming language , mathematics , mathematical economics , political science , computer science , law
This study explored the relative prognostic significance of seven premorbid factors derived from case history ratings and a set of demographic variables for a sample of schizophrenic patients ( N = 259). The prognostic significance of a number of indicators varied as a function of the social class of the patient. Multiple regression analyses indicated that the case history factors were more powerful in predicting a patient's outcome than were the demographic factors.