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Patterns of Self-Reported Symptoms in Chronic Psychiatric Patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

R. L. Palmer ,
E. G. Ekisa  and
A. J. Winbow
R. L. Palmer
Affiliation:
University of Leicester; Hon Consultant Psychiatrist, Leicestershire Area Health Authority (Teaching)
E. G. Ekisa
Affiliation:
St Crispin's Hospital, Northampton; formerly Senior Registrar, Leicestershire Area Health Authority (Teaching)
A. J. Winbow
Affiliation:
Basildon Hospital, Essex; formerly Senior Registrar, Leicestershire Area Health Authority (Teaching)
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Summary

The patterns of self-reported symptoms in 103 chronic psychiatric patients were examined using the Delusions-Symptoms-Sign Inventory (DSSI). The subjects were all those able to co-operate drawn from the total population of psychiatric patients in Leicestershire who had been in continuous in-patient or day-patient care for over one year. A majority reported dysthymic symptoms and some sort of delusions. Three-quarters produced patterns of response predicted by the hierarchy hypothesis of Foulds.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 139 , Issue 3 , September 1981 , pp. 209 - 212
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1981 

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