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A Comparison of Information Sources in the Study of Psychotic Illness

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

A. R. Downing ,
A. F. Francis  and
I. F. Brockington
A. R. Downing
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, The University Hospital of South Manchester
A. F. Francis
Affiliation:
North Wales Hospital, Denbigh, Clwyd
I. F. Brockington
Affiliation:
The University Hospital of South Manchester, West Didsbury, Manchester M20 8LR
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Summary

The clinical features shown by 50 psychotic patients were documented by interviews held with the patient and next-of-kin, brief videotaped interviews and nurse rating in addition to the hospital case record. Three raters studied all the available material and made master ratings. Comparison of the ratings made at mental state interview with these master ratings showed that this interview missed a great deal of the pathology agreed to be present. The interview with the next-of-kin was helpful in identifying manic symptoms. Nurse rating based on an 8-hour period of observation was less effective overall, but highly significant associations with the master ratings were achieved in 29/57 areas studied. In four areas (uncooperative behaviour, concern for others, agitation and distractibility) it was superior to either interview.

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Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 137 , Issue 1 , June 1980 , pp. 38 - 44
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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