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Article: Distribution of symptom dimensions across Kraepelinian divisions

TitleDistribution of symptom dimensions across Kraepelinian divisions
Authors
Issue Date2006
PublisherRoyal College of Psychiatrists. The Journal's web site is located at http://bjp.rcpsych.org/
Citation
British Journal Of Psychiatry, 2006, v. 189 OCT., p. 346-353 How to Cite?
AbstractBackground: Dimensional structures are established for many psychiatric diagnoses, but dimensions have not been compared between diagnostic groups. Aims: To examine the structure of dimensions in psychosis, to analyse their correlations with disease characteristics and to assess the relative contribution of dimensions v. diagnosis in explaining these characteristics. Method: Factor analysis of the OPCRIT items of 191 Maudsley Family Study patients with schizophrenia, mood disorders with psychosis, schizoaffective disorder, and other psychotic illnesses, followed by regression of disease characteristics from factor scores and diagnosis. Results: Five factors were identified (mania, reality distortion, depression, disorganisation, negative); all were more variable in schizophrenia than in affective psychosis. Mania was the best discriminator between schizophrenia and affective psychosis; the negative factor was strongly correlated with poor premorbid functioning, insidious onset and worse course. Dimensions explained more of the disease characteristics than did diagnosis, but the explanatory power of the latter was also high. Conclusions: Kraepelinian diagnostic categories suffice for understanding illness characteristics, but the use of dimensions adds substantial information. Declaration of interest: None. Funding detailed in Acknowledgements.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/81532
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2023 Impact Factor: 8.7
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 2.717
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dc.contributor.authorWickham, Hen_HK
dc.contributor.authorMcDonald, Cen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWalshe, Men_HK
dc.contributor.authorSigmundsson, Ten_HK
dc.contributor.authorBramon, Een_HK
dc.contributor.authorGrech, Aen_HK
dc.contributor.authorToulopoulou, Ten_HK
dc.contributor.authorMurray, Ren_HK
dc.contributor.authorSham, PCen_HK
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dc.date.issued2006en_HK
dc.identifier.citationBritish Journal Of Psychiatry, 2006, v. 189 OCT., p. 346-353en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0007-1250en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/81532-
dc.description.abstractBackground: Dimensional structures are established for many psychiatric diagnoses, but dimensions have not been compared between diagnostic groups. Aims: To examine the structure of dimensions in psychosis, to analyse their correlations with disease characteristics and to assess the relative contribution of dimensions v. diagnosis in explaining these characteristics. Method: Factor analysis of the OPCRIT items of 191 Maudsley Family Study patients with schizophrenia, mood disorders with psychosis, schizoaffective disorder, and other psychotic illnesses, followed by regression of disease characteristics from factor scores and diagnosis. Results: Five factors were identified (mania, reality distortion, depression, disorganisation, negative); all were more variable in schizophrenia than in affective psychosis. Mania was the best discriminator between schizophrenia and affective psychosis; the negative factor was strongly correlated with poor premorbid functioning, insidious onset and worse course. Dimensions explained more of the disease characteristics than did diagnosis, but the explanatory power of the latter was also high. Conclusions: Kraepelinian diagnostic categories suffice for understanding illness characteristics, but the use of dimensions adds substantial information. Declaration of interest: None. Funding detailed in Acknowledgements.en_HK
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