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

• Published in: International journal of methods in psychiatric research Vol. 18; no. 4; pp. 265 - 278
• Main Authors: Burti, Lorenzo, Mazzi, Mariangela, Koeter, Maarten, Schene, Aart, Helm, Hedda, Puschner, Bernd, Bindman, Jonathan, Leese, Morven, Thornicroft, Graham, Tansella, Michele
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.12.2009
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; clinical course; Cluster Analysis; Databases, Factual - statistics & numerical data; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; Disability Evaluation; Disease Progression; factor analysis; Factor Analysis, Statistical; Female; Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Middle Aged; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Psychotic Disorders - diagnosis; Psychotic Disorders - etiology; Quality of Life; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Retrospective Studies; schizophrenia; Schizophrenia - complications; Schizophrenic Psychology; Young Adult

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...