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The Prognostic Scale by Strauss and Carpenter and its validity

M Händel1, J Bailer, W Bräuer

  • 1Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Germany.

European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience
|January 1, 1996
PubMed
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The Strauss and Carpenter Prognostic Scale

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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Schizophrenia Research

Background:

  • The Strauss and Carpenter (1974) Prognostic Scale is a tool used in schizophrenia research.
  • Its predictive value needs to be compared against other prognostic indicators.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the Strauss and Carpenter Prognostic Scale.
  • To compare its predictive value with symptomatology, premorbid adjustment, and social disability in first-hospitalized schizophrenic patients.

Main Methods:

  • A factor analysis was performed on data from 138 first-hospitalized schizophrenic patients.
  • Outcome criteria included treatment duration, rehospitalizations, illness course, and social impairment over 36 months.
  • The Prognostic Scale was divided into two subscales: social functioning and psychiatric symptom handicap.

Main Results:

  • Factor analysis revealed two subscales of the Prognostic Scale.
  • The 'social functioning in the previous twelve months' subscale demonstrated significant prognostic value.
  • The 'extent of handicap by psychiatric symptoms' subscale was less predictive.

Conclusions:

  • The social functioning subscale of the Strauss and Carpenter Prognostic Scale is a valuable predictor of long-term outcomes in schizophrenia.
  • This highlights the importance of social factors in the prognosis of schizophrenia.

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