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The Empirical Heterogeneity of First Rank Symptoms in Schizophrenia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Richard Lewine ,
Robin Renders ,
Mark Kirchhofer ,
Ann Monsour  and
Norman Watt
Richard Lewine
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Biological Psychiatry, Illinois State Psychiatric Institute, 1601 West Taylor Street, Chicago, Illinois 60612
Robin Renders
Affiliation:
Psychology Department, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Mark Kirchhofer
Affiliation:
Psychology Department, University of Denver
Ann Monsour
Affiliation:
Psychology Department, University of Denver
Norman Watt
Affiliation:
University of Denver
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Summary

First rank symptoms have assumed an important role in the assessment of schizophrenia. Only recently, however, have there been empirical studies of their reliability and validity. In this study, we examined the relationship between first rank and other psychiatric symptoms in 100 schizophrenic patients. The results are consistent with other research reports suggesting that first rank symptoms do not represent a homogeneous group of symptoms within an individual patient.

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Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 140 , Issue 5 , May 1982 , pp. 498 - 502
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1982 

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