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Increased positive thought disorder with illness duration in patients with schizophrenia
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posted on 2007-12-01, 00:00 authored by K Maeda, K Kasai, M Uetsuki, A Hata, T Araki, Mark RogersMark Rogers, H Yamasue, A IwanamiIt is unclear whether the severity of positive formal thought disorder, a core clinical feature of schizophrenia, is stable or worsening through the chronic course of the illness. The neurocognitive basis for positive thought disorder also remains unclear. The aim of the present paper was to examine the relationship between thought disorder as measured by the Thought Disorder Index (TDI) and duration of illness and neuropsychological indices in 79 patients with schizophrenia. TDI scores increased in proportion to illness duration. TDI scores were not associated with verbal memory or executive functioning. These results indicate an ongoing worsening of positive thought disorder through the course of illness in schizophrenia.
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Psychiatry and clinical neurosciencesVolume
61Issue
6Pagination
687 - 690Publisher
Wiley - Blackwell Publishing AsiaLocation
Richmond, Vic.Publisher DOI
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1323-1316eISSN
1440-1819Language
engPublication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
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