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Syndromes of Chronic Schizophrenia and Some Clinical Correlates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

K. W. Brown  and
T. White
K. W. Brown*
Affiliation:
Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Morningside Place, Edinburgh EH10 5HF, and Bellsdyke Hospital, Stenhousemuir PK5 4SF
T. White
Affiliation:
Douglas Inch Clinic, Woodside Terrace, Glasgow, and Bellsdyke Hospital, Stenhousemuir PK5 4SF
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

Subtypes of the features of chronic schizophrenia were investigated. As in previous research, three discrete syndromes were found. These were then related to demographic, psychological, and movement-disorder variables. Possible pathophysiological mechanisms are discussed in terms of known neostriatal functions.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 161 , Issue 3 , September 1992 , pp. 317 - 322
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Copyright © 1992 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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