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The British Journal of Psychiatry (1964) 110: 174-180. doi: 10.1192/bjp.110.465.174
© 1964 The Royal College of Psychiatrists
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The Diagnosis of Schizophrenia by Scottish Psychiatrists

G. C. TIMBURY M.B., Ch.B., M.R.C.P.E., M.R.C.P.G., D.P.M.1 and R. M. MOWBRAY M.A., Ph.D.2

1 Lecturer in Psychological Medicine, Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Glasgow, and Southern General Hospital, Glasgow
2 Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Glasgow, and Southern General Hospital, Glasgow

Ninety-five Scottish psychiatrists answered a questionnaire about their methods of diagnosing schizophrenia.

Differences were found, particularly between Senior Registrars and older Consultants which largely reflect choice of text-book.

Certain difficulties are semantic and the need for an agreed operational definition of each term used to describe schizophrenic symptomatology is stressed.






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