Course-related depressive syndromes in schizophrenia

The authors evaluated 20 patients, diagnosed by Research Diagnostic Criteria after 1 week of hospitalization as having schizophrenia, weekly throughout their hospitalization. Four patients developed syndromes of depression after resolution of their psychoses: three manifesting a "minor" an...

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Published inThe American journal of psychiatry Vol. 141; no. 10; p. 1254
Main Authors Siris, S G, Rifkin, A, Reardon, G T, Endicott, J, Pereira, D H, Hayes, R, Casey, E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.10.1984
Subjects
Adult
Age Factors
Depressive Disorder - complications
Depressive Disorder - diagnosis
Depressive Disorder - psychology
Female
Hospitalization
Humans
Male
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychotic Disorders - diagnosis
Psychotic Disorders - psychology
Schizophrenia - complications
Schizophrenia - diagnosis
Schizophrenic Psychology
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Summary:The authors evaluated 20 patients, diagnosed by Research Diagnostic Criteria after 1 week of hospitalization as having schizophrenia, weekly throughout their hospitalization. Four patients developed syndromes of depression after resolution of their psychoses: three manifesting a "minor" and one a "major" postpsychotic depressive syndrome. Four other patients went on to develop syndromes equivalent to major depression at a time when they were still actively psychotic, and their cross-sectional diagnoses were therefore changed to schizoaffective disorder, depressed type. The authors discuss the implications of these findings for diagnosis.
ISSN:0002-953X
DOI:10.1176/ajp.141.10.1254