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A Ten-Year Follow-up Study of Chinese Schizophrenics in Hong Kong

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

W. H. Lo  and
T. Lo
W. H. Lo
Affiliation:
Mental Health Service, Hong Kong
T. Lo
Affiliation:
Hong Kong Psychiatric Centre, Hong Kong
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Summary

One hundred and thirty-three Chinese schizophrenic patients first seen in 1965 were traced for a follow-up assessment in 1975. Eighty-two patients attended and were fully evaluated, 47 failed to attend and 4 were known to have died. The course and outcome were graded into four categories, and it was found that 65 per cent of the fully evaluated group had full and lasting remission or showed no or mild deterioration only, despite some relapses. Intra-group comparison showed that being female, a shorter duration of illness, an acute onset, symptom-groups other than disturbances of emotion and volition, and the presence of a supportive relative are factors which affect the prognosis favourably.

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Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 131 , Issue 1 , July 1977 , pp. 63 - 66
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1977 

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