November 15, 1999The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms in Patients With Schizophrenia and Schizophreniform Disorder

View Full Paper

Ask AI

Bookmark

Population

177 patients with DSM-III-R or DSM-IV schizophrenia or schizophreniform disorder who were participants in…

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

RERobin EmsleyStellenbosch University POPiet OosthuizenStellenbosch University AJAndré F. JoubertLundbeck (Denmark)

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

May inform targeted mood screening in women and first-episode schizophrenia; cross-sectional data leave causal and therapeutic implications open.

Structured PICO

Population

177 patients with DSM-III-R or DSM-IV schizophrenia or schizophreniform disorder who were participants in multinational clinical drug trials at an academic psychiatric unit over a 7-year period

Outcome

Depression/anxiety score on the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS)

In patients with schizophrenia, depressive and anxiety symptoms are more prominent in women and those with predominantly positive symptoms.

Limitations

Patients with schizoaffective disorder were excluded

Cite This Study

Emsley et al. (1999) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7141542163a0a01bc56ac5 https://doi.org/10.4088/jcp.v60n1105

View Full Paper

Ask AI

Bookmark

Implication

May inform targeted mood screening in women and first-episode schizophrenia; cross-sectional data leave causal and therapeutic implications open.

Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms in Patients With Schizophrenia and Schizophreniform Disorder

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Limitations

Cite This Study

Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms in Patients With Schizophrenia and Schizophreniform Disorder

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Limitations

Cite This Study

Also Consider

Also Consider