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Two-year follow-up of the patients included in the WHO International Pilot Study of Schizophrenia1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

N. Sartorius ,
A. Jablensky  and
R. Shapiro
N. Sartorius
Affiliation:
Division of Mental Health, WHO, Geneva, Psychochemistry Institute, University of Copenhagen
A. Jablensky*
Affiliation:
Division of Mental Health, WHO, Geneva, Psychochemistry Institute, University of Copenhagen
R. Shapiro
Affiliation:
Division of Mental Health, WHO, Geneva, Psychochemistry Institute, University of Copenhagen
*
2Address for correspondence: Dr A. Jablensky, Division of Mental Health, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Synopsis

Over 90% of the 1202 patients investigated in the 9 centres collaborating in the International Pilot Study of Schizophrenia were traced 2 years after the initial examination and on the average over 75% of them were re-examined, using standardized instruments and methods. Results indicate that patients diagnosed as schizophrenic on the basis of standardized assessments and clearly specified diagnostic criteria demonstrated very marked variations of course and outcome over a 2-year period. Schizophrenic patients in the centres in developing countries had considerably better course and outcome than schizophrenic patients in the centres in developed countries.

Type
Preliminary Communication
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 7 , Issue 3 , August 1977 , pp. 529 - 541
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1977

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Footnotes

1

This project is sponsored by the World Health Organization and funded by the World Health Organization, the National Institute of Mental Health (USA) and the participating field research centres.

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