TY - JOUR
T1 - Long-term course of hospitalization for schizophrenia
T2 - Part II. Change with passage of time
AU - Eaton, William W.
AU - Bilker, Warren
AU - Haro, Josep M.
AU - Herrman, Helen
AU - Mortensen, Preben Bo
AU - Freeman, Hugh
AU - Burgess, Philip
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2010 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 1992
Y1 - 1992
N2 - This analysis examines the notion of progressive deterioration in schizophrenia, using long-term followup data on hospital episodes in defined cohorts from psychiatric case registers in Victoria, Australia; Denmark; and Salford, England. The analyses differentiate heterogeneity existing at the first hospitalization for schizophrenia, which produces a widely varying natural course, from heterogeneity that develops over time, as episodes of hospitalization occur. Episodes of hospitalization for schizophrenia tend to cluster earlier rather than later in the treatment career, suggesting a progressive amelioration rather than deterioration. When overall chronicity is adjusted, each additional episode of hospitalization lowers the risk for a further hospitalization by about 10 percent.
AB - This analysis examines the notion of progressive deterioration in schizophrenia, using long-term followup data on hospital episodes in defined cohorts from psychiatric case registers in Victoria, Australia; Denmark; and Salford, England. The analyses differentiate heterogeneity existing at the first hospitalization for schizophrenia, which produces a widely varying natural course, from heterogeneity that develops over time, as episodes of hospitalization occur. Episodes of hospitalization for schizophrenia tend to cluster earlier rather than later in the treatment career, suggesting a progressive amelioration rather than deterioration. When overall chronicity is adjusted, each additional episode of hospitalization lowers the risk for a further hospitalization by about 10 percent.
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U2 - 10.1093/schbul/18.2.229
DO - 10.1093/schbul/18.2.229
M3 - Article
C2 - 1621070
AN - SCOPUS:0026650493
SN - 0586-7614
VL - 18
SP - 229
EP - 241
JO - Schizophrenia bulletin
JF - Schizophrenia bulletin
IS - 2
ER -