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Correlates of symptom dimensions in schizophrenia obtained with the Spanish version of the Manchester scale
R Tabarés1, J Sanjuán, M Gómez-Beneyto
1Teaching Unit of Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Valencia, Spain. Rafael.Tabares@uv.es
Abstract:
In the last decade, a significant number of studies have been published which suggest a multifactorial psychopathological structure in schizophrenia. Seventy-eight acute and chronic schizophrenic patients diagnosed in accordance with DSM-III-R criteria were studied with the Manchester Scale, Premorbid Adjustment Scale, Family History-RDC Interview, Digit Span, Mini-Mental State and computerized tomography (CT). A factorial analysis of the symptoms as recorded with the Spanish version of the Manchester Scale was carried out. Three factors ('positive', 'negative' and 'disorganization') accounted for 79% of the total variance. Poor premorbid adjustment was associated with high scores for the 'positive' dimension. The 'disorganization' dimension was significantly associated with lower scores in the Mini-Mental and attention test than the rest. However, CT did not differentiate between these symptom dimensions. This study of a sample of mostly outpatients corroborates the hypothesis of three clinical dimensions in schizophrenia.
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