Goldstein (1988)
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- Goldstein (1988)
- Aim
- To compare the reliability of diagnosis of DSMII to DSMIII
- To comparing the experiences of schizophrenia in men and women.
- Procedure
- Longitudinal Case Study
- Sample was aged 18-45
- No other health issues
- Had been hospitalised for less than 6 months
- No other health issues
- 199 originally underwent re-diagnosis using DSM3
- 90 patients followed for 10 years
- Details about the patient obtained using hospital records = social function data
- pre- morbid function data came from questionnaire - self report data about their relationship & how they cope.
- interviews by trained interviewers was used to find the symptoms of schizophrenia
- counting the number of re-hospitalisation
- Duration of stay
- 8 participants are re diagnosed for reliability by experts using single- blind technique
- Results/ Findings
- 1/8 cases were disagreed with by the experts 0.8
- 169/199 re-diagnosed with schizophrenia
- 0-5 years
- NUMBER OF RE-HOSPITALISATIONS
- LENGTH OF STAY (DAYS)
- MALE= 267
- FEMALE= 130
- 0-10 years
- NUMBER OF RE-HOSPITALISATIONS
- MALE = 2.24
- FEMALE = 1.12
- LENGTH OF STAY
- MALE= 418
- FEMALE = 207
- NUMBER OF RE-HOSPITALISATIONS
- 13% of gender effect on re-hospitalisation due to pre-morbid function
- 4.3% was down to social functioning
- 11.3% gender effect on length was due to social functioning
- 4.2% was due to pre-morbid functioning
- Conclusion
- women had a less severe experience with schizophrenia than men
- men had been hospitalised more and stayed for longer periods (50%)
- DSM 3 was reliable for diagnosis but noted for its difference 169/199
- social and premorbid functioning are important factors in the development of schizophrenia
- Aim
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