Pubblicazioni

Autori:

Burti, Lorenzo; Mazzi, Maria Angela; Koeter, M.; Schene, A.; Helm, H.; Puschner, B.; Bindman, J.; Leese, M.; Thornicroft, G.; Tansella, Michele

Titolo:

An empirical method to identify patterns in the course of psychotic episodes of people with schizophrenia

Anno:

2009

Tipologia prodotto:

Articolo in Rivista

Tipologia ANVUR:

Articolo su rivista

Lingua:

Inglese

Formato:

A Stampa

Referee:

Sì

Nome rivista:

International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research

ISSN Rivista:

1049-8931

N° Volume:

18

Numero o Fascicolo:

4

Intervallo pagine:

265-278

Parole chiave:

Schizophrenia

Breve descrizione dei contenuti:

Objective: This paper illustrates the process of constructing, selecting and applying simple measures in order to empirically derive patterns of course of psychotic episodes in schizophrenia.Method: Data were collected with a composite instrument constructed for a multi-centre, follow-up randomized controlled trial of adherence therapy for people with schizophrenia. The instrument included a retrospective weekly assessment of psychotic/non-psychotic status, which was used to derive the measures, and the DSM-IV course specifiers.Results: The measures discriminated well between different course patterns and identified homogeneous clusters of subjects which correlated with the groups derived from the DSM-IV course specifiers.Conclusions: The new measures provide an empirical basis to identify specific patterns of course and to differentiate patients according to pre-defined criteria. They can be used in follow-up studies as measures of outcome, to investigate correlations between variables and to identify potential predictors of outcome.

Pagina Web:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mpr.287

Id prodotto:

52899

Handle IRIS:

11562/337902

depositato il:

23 marzo 2012

ultima modifica:

18 novembre 2022

Citazione bibliografica:

Burti, Lorenzo; Mazzi, Maria Angela; Koeter, M.; Schene, A.; Helm, H.; Puschner, B.; Bindman, J.; Leese, M.; Thornicroft, G.; Tansella, Michele, An empirical method to identify patterns in the course of psychotic episodes of people with schizophrenia «International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research» , vol. 18 , n. 4 , 2009 , pp. 265-278

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