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Effectiveness of Hemodialysis in Chronic Schizophrenic Patients: A Double‐Blind Study
Author(s) -
Wagemaker Herbert,
Rogers James L.,
Cade Robert
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.684
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1525-1594
pISSN - 0160-564X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1594.1983.tb04200.x
Subject(s) - hemodialysis , double blind , double blind study , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , dialysis , medicine , randomized controlled trial , intensive care medicine , psychiatry , alternative medicine , placebo , pathology
Abstract: Twenty‐four chronic schizophrenic patients were treated with active or sham hemodialysis in a double‐blind, randomized‐group design. Treatment outcomes, as measured by the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia (version PD), are presented. Patients in both active and sham conditions responded to the dialysis process. The research design may have prevented the separation of these groups of responders. Further research is needed to evaluate the effectiveness of hemodialysis on a selected group of schizophrenic patients.