Psychiatry Research
Volume 144, Issue 2 , Pages 221-225, 15 November 2006

Kraepelinian subtype and deficit syndrome in chronic schizophrenia

Department of Psychiatry, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, 880 Kitakobayashi, Mibu, Tochigi 321-0293, Japan

Received 19 August 2004; received in revised form 7 March 2005; accepted 28 May 2005.

Abstract 

The present study examined the clinical overlap between the Kraepelinian and deficit subtypes of schizophrenia. A total of 103 patients with schizophrenia were divided into four groups on the basis of the presence or absence of the two classifications, and the demographic and clinical characteristics of the groups were statistically compared. There was a significant overlap of Kraepelinian and deficit status, but nevertheless the retention of both classifications appears to be justified.

Keywords: Positive symptoms, Negative symptoms, Depressive symptoms

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PII: S0165-1781(05)00413-0

doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2005.05.021

Psychiatry Research
Volume 144, Issue 2 , Pages 221-225, 15 November 2006

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