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J Cullberg

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PubMed1992

Social conditions in a total population with long-term functional psychosis in three different areas of Stockholm County.

A number of social conditions regarding interpersonal relations, housing and employment were studied in a total population of individuals with long-term functional psychosis (n = 341) drawn from the population aged 18-64 years inhabiting three different areas of Stockholm County, altogether about 57,000 inhabitants. Individuals were included irrespective of whether they had a psychiatric treatment contact or not. They were mostly unmarried (57%) and living alone (64%). Most were unemployed (69%) and over half received a disability pension. However, 76% had their own flat and a reasonable financial standard, not deteriorating with illness duration. The diagnosis of schizophrenia led to poorer social conditions, as did early age at onset, male sex and co-morbidity of substance abuse. A larger number of individuals lived in an institution in the urban area while a greater number lived with relatives in the rural area.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1992

Persistent auditory hallucinations correlate with the size of the third ventricle in schizophrenic patients.

In a study of psychotherapy in schizophrenic patients, the existence of certain clinical and anamnestic variables, such as persistent auditory hallucinations, was found to correlate with a negative outcome. To test whether these clinical variables could be a sign of organic brain abnormality, the records of 33 schizophrenic patients who had been examined by computerized tomography (CT) were investigated regarding the occurrence of these symptoms. A significant correlation was found between width of the third ventricle and the occurrence of such auditory hallucinations, which also persisted between acute phases. No correlation was found between the CT measures and other clinical characteristics, including hallucinations rated at admission by the Comprehensive Psychopathological Rating Scale (CPRS). The results are interpreted to suggest a disturbance of diencephalic brain regions in a subgroup of schizophrenic patients that are further characterized by persistent auditory hallucinations and a lack of response to psychodynamic psychotherapy.

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PubMed1991

Recovered versus nonrecovered schizophrenic patients among those who have had intensive psychotherapy.

Eight cases of fully recovered formerly schizophrenic (DSM-III-R) patients who had been treated with intensive psychodynamic psychotherapy were compared with 10 nonrecovered schizophrenic patients who also had been treated with intensive psychotherapy. There were no significant differences in chronicity, medication or type and amount of psychotherapy given. The most striking difference between the groups was the type and quality of auditory hallucinations. In the nonrecovered group the hallucinations were more dominating and often of the running commentary type, sometimes occurring even in calm periods. Visual hallucinations were also found more commonly in the nonrecovered group. The findings are discussed in terms of predominantly genetic vs predominantly lesional vulnerability. The limitations of the study lie in the scarcity of cases and the sometimes low quality of the hospital records.

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PubMed1991

Patterns of care among people with long-term functional psychosis in three different areas of Stockholm County.

This study of long-term functionally psychotic people in Stockholm County describes the psychiatric and somatic care provided as well as social welfare support and medication in a total cohort. This group included all non-organic cases of psychosis aged 18-64 years. The group was found still to be very dependent on institutional care, with an average of 75 d of psychiatric inpatient care. Males spent twice as long as females as inpatients, and people from the urban area spent a longer time than those from the other areas. Antipsychotic medication increased from the rural to the urban area. The diagnosis of schizophrenia and early age at onset were each per se associated with higher likelihood of inpatient treatment and depot medication. Contrary to expectations, medication with antipsychotic drugs was shown to increase with illness duration.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1990

From community mental health services to specialized psychiatry: the effects of a change in policy on patient accessibility and care utilization.

In 1975, a community mental health (CMH) centre with most of its resources channelled to outpatient services was set up in a defined catchment area of 75,000 inhabitants near Stockholm. In 1981, the CMH centre was allocated 3 inpatient wards of its own. An outpatient unit to treat long-term psychotic patients was also built up from existing resources. Emergency cases were directed to the primary health care services or to the emergency department of a hospital. During the same period, the number of doctors in the area's primary health care services increased fourfold. The social, demographic and diagnostic composition of the patient population and its utilization of in- and outpatient care in connection with these organizational changes are described. The population of the cathment area increased by 12.5% and the patient population decreased by 40%. The decrease was particularly great among first-time visitors (-54%), patients from lower social groups (-53%) and those with crisis diagnosis (-71%). The number of patients with psychoses increased (+26%). Outpatient visits and hospital utilization increased by one third. The number of compulsory admissions increased by 20% (still being far below the mean number in Stockholm). The decrease in the patient population is attributed to the reduction in accessibility to the CMH centre at a time when primary care services in the area were undergoing a sizeable expansion. The increased care utilization is the result of an internal redistribution of resources in favour of resource-demanding, long-term psychotic patients.

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PubMed1975

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