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Eleven‐year clinical outcome of schizophrenia in Bali
Author(s) -
Kurihara T.,
Kato M.,
Reverger R.,
Tirta I. G. R.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2005.00604.x
Subject(s) - positive and negative syndrome scale , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , outcome (game theory) , medicine , psychiatry , pediatrics , psychology , clinical psychology , psychosis , mathematics , mathematical economics
Objective: To contrast the short‐term and long‐term outcome of schizophrenia in Bali. Method: The clinical outcomes of 46 schizophrenic patients (DSM‐IV‐TR) consecutively admitted to Bangli Mental Hospital were evaluated by Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) and Eguma's Social Adjustment Scale (ESAS) at a 11‐year follow‐up, which was subsequent to a 5‐year follow‐up. Results: Neither the PANSS score nor the ESAS score were significantly different, and there was a significant correlation between the two follow‐up data. Subjects categorized into either the best or worst outcome group at the 5‐year follow‐up tended to be classified into the same category at the 11‐year follow‐up more often than those who were categorized into the medium outcome groups at the 5‐year follow‐up. Conclusion: The 5‐year outcome of schizophrenia strongly predicted the 11‐year outcome, especially for subjects who had gone into either a remissive or severe deterioration state within 5 years.