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To evaluate the 14-year social, psychiatric, and functional outcomes of individuals following their first hospital admission for schizophrenia.

October 1, 1978Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

14‐year outcome in early schizophrenia

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RBRoger BlandBritish Museum HOH. OrnUniversity of Alberta

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Cohort study reveals diverse functional trajectories in early schizophrenia, suggesting long-term outcomes vary widely beyond initial hospital admission.

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To evaluate the 14-year social, psychiatric, and functional outcomes of individuals following their first hospital admission for schizophrenia.
Tracked a regional incidence cohort of 45 first-admission schizophrenia cases identified in 1963 in northern Alberta, Canada.
Conducted follow-up evaluations 14 years later (N=43) measuring marital status, fertility, functional disability, and cumulative time hospitalized or disabled.
Approximately 50% of individuals were managing well with little or no disability at 14 years, 25% exhibited moderate to marked disability, and 25% experienced severe psychiatric, occupational, and social disability.
Participants spent an average of 15% of follow-up time in hospital and lost 28% of total time to psychiatric disability, with overall marriage rates remaining below general population expectations.

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Bland et al. (1978) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a10a7058090e499da6180d0 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0447.1978.tb00239.x

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Cohort study reveals diverse functional trajectories in early schizophrenia, suggesting long-term outcomes vary widely beyond initial hospital admission.

14‐year outcome in early schizophrenia

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