Naslov
Schizophrenia and its catatonic subtype instability during long- term follow-up

Autori
Mimica, Ninoslav

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Schizophrenia Research 18 (2, 3 special issue) - Abstracts of the VIIIth Biennial Winter Workshop on Schizophrenia / DeLisi, Linn E. - Amsterdam : Elsevier, 1996, 118-118

Skup
VIIIth Biennial Winter Workshop on Schizophrenia

Mjesto i datum
Crans-Montana, Švicarska, 16.03.1996. - 22.03.1996

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
schizophrenia; catatonic; follow-up

Sažetak
The study presents data about schizophrenia and its catatonic subtype instability during the long- term follow up. As a base for forming this sample of schizophrenics the Croatian Psychotics Case Register (CPCR), which has been run in Croatian National Institute of Public Health since 1962, was used. The Register was formed on the basis of obligatory reports of hospitalized psychotic patients. The representative sample of schizophrenics, for epidemiological-clinical follow- _ up, was formed in 1972 from the evidence of 8068 patients younger than 55 years, and without additional diagnosis of mental retardation. This sample comprised 402 patients (207 males and 195 females), who were followed up until 1990/91. It was found that diagnosis of schizophrenia, catatonic type (V/295.2), according to valid ICD classification, was made in 59 (14.7%) cases, once or several times in their life. Among these patients there were 28 males and 31 females. In order to obtain data on the stability of subtype diagnosis of these schizophrenics every hospitalization and diagnosis at discharge was noted. It was found that diagnosis of catatonic schizophrenia was made after first hospitalization in 31 (52.6%) cases, in 18 (30.5%) schizophrenics after second or third hospitalization, and remaining 10 (16.9%) patients received this diagnosis after fourth hospitalization or later. During the course of illness the f majority of schizophrenic patients change their types of clinical picture and at the end of this follow-up in only 11 (18.6%) cases the diagnosis of catatonic schizophrenia was made.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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