Distribution of symptom dimensions across Kraepelinian divisions
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Distribution of symptom dimensions across Kraepelinian divisions.
BACKGROUND 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...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Psychiatry
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0007-1250,1472-1465
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.105.017251