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Article: Psychopathological syndromes in the functional psychoses: Associations with course and outcome

TitlePsychopathological syndromes in the functional psychoses: Associations with course and outcome
Authors
Issue Date1996
PublisherCambridge University Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=PSM
Citation
Psychological Medicine, 1996, v. 26 n. 1, p. 161-176 How to Cite?
AbstractThe aim of this study was to identify underlying dimensions of psychopathology in a cohort of patients with functional psychosis of recent onset, and to examine their prognostic value. Factor analysis of the psychopathological features of 166 consecutively admitted patients with functional psychosis of recent onset revealed seven psychopathological dimensions, which explained 63% of the variance. Five of these seven syndromes bore differential associations with subsequent treatment and illness course, independent of: (i) associations with DSM-III-R diagnosis; (ii) associations with other prognostic factors; and (iii) associations with the baseline values of outcome variables. The most striking associations were shown for an early and insidious onset syndrome with affective flattening, which predicted a more disabled course of illness on three of four outcome dimensions, and which was more common in males and unmarried individuals. A second syndrome, characterized by bizarre behaviour, inappropriate affect, catatonia, and poor rapport showed similar, slightly less striking, associations with illness course, as well as with poor pre-morbid social functioning. A third syndrome, characterized by positive psychotic symptoms was to a lesser degree associated with poorer outcome, whereas a fourth syndrome distinguished by manic symptomatology predicted a more benign illness course. A fifth syndrome identified by lack of insight predicted more time in hospital and admission under a section of the Mental Health Act during the follow-up period. A further finding was that dimensional representations of psychopathological features were considerably more useful than categorical representations DSM-III-R and ICD-10) as predictors of illness course and treatment decisions.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/175995
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dc.contributor.authorVan Os, Jen_US
dc.contributor.authorFahy, TAen_US
dc.contributor.authorJones, Pen_US
dc.contributor.authorHarvey, Ien_US
dc.contributor.authorSham, Pen_US
dc.contributor.authorLewis, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorBebbington, Pen_US
dc.contributor.authorToone, Ben_US
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Men_US
dc.contributor.authorMurray, Ren_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-11-26T09:03:36Z-
dc.date.available2012-11-26T09:03:36Z-
dc.date.issued1996en_US
dc.identifier.citationPsychological Medicine, 1996, v. 26 n. 1, p. 161-176en_US
dc.identifier.issn0033-2917en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/175995-
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this study was to identify underlying dimensions of psychopathology in a cohort of patients with functional psychosis of recent onset, and to examine their prognostic value. Factor analysis of the psychopathological features of 166 consecutively admitted patients with functional psychosis of recent onset revealed seven psychopathological dimensions, which explained 63% of the variance. Five of these seven syndromes bore differential associations with subsequent treatment and illness course, independent of: (i) associations with DSM-III-R diagnosis; (ii) associations with other prognostic factors; and (iii) associations with the baseline values of outcome variables. The most striking associations were shown for an early and insidious onset syndrome with affective flattening, which predicted a more disabled course of illness on three of four outcome dimensions, and which was more common in males and unmarried individuals. A second syndrome, characterized by bizarre behaviour, inappropriate affect, catatonia, and poor rapport showed similar, slightly less striking, associations with illness course, as well as with poor pre-morbid social functioning. A third syndrome, characterized by positive psychotic symptoms was to a lesser degree associated with poorer outcome, whereas a fourth syndrome distinguished by manic symptomatology predicted a more benign illness course. A fifth syndrome identified by lack of insight predicted more time in hospital and admission under a section of the Mental Health Act during the follow-up period. A further finding was that dimensional representations of psychopathological features were considerably more useful than categorical representations DSM-III-R and ICD-10) as predictors of illness course and treatment decisions.en_US
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dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_US
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dc.subject.meshCohort Studiesen_US
dc.subject.meshCombined Modality Therapyen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
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dc.subject.meshPsychiatric Status Rating Scalesen_US
dc.subject.meshPsychotic Disorders - Diagnosis - Psychology - Therapyen_US
dc.subject.meshTreatment Outcomeen_US
dc.titlePsychopathological syndromes in the functional psychoses: Associations with course and outcomeen_US
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