Multiple diagnostic entities model may better fit schizoaffective disorder to nosology
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Reducing the Diagnostic Heterogeneity of Schizoaffective Disorder
OBJECTIVE Clinical outcome studies of schizoaffective disorder patients have yielded conflicting results. One reason is the heterogeneity of samples drawn from the schizoaffective disorder population. Here, we studied schizoaffective disorder patients who showed marked functional impairment and continuous signs of illness for at least 6 months (i.e., DSM criteria B and C for schizophrenia). M...
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عنوان ژورنال: Advances in Psychiatric Treatment
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1355-5146,1472-1481
DOI: 10.1192/apt.18.4.316