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Identity Alterations and Prognosis in Schizophrenia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Paul E. Yarden  and
Charles S. Raps
Paul E. Yarden
Affiliation:
Veterans Administration Medical Center, Northport, New York; State University of New York at Stony Brook
Charles S. Raps
Affiliation:
Veterans Administration Medical Center, Northport, New York; State University of New York at Stony Brook
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Summary

Delusions of altered personal identity were studied over a four-year period in 53 young schizophrenic in-patients divided into 13 with persistent delusions, 16 with fleeting delusions and 24 with no delusions of identity alteration at first examination. The three groups were clinically otherwise comparable. Follow-up showed that those with persistent delusions of altered identity had a poor prognosis and deteriorating course.

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Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 138 , Issue 6 , June 1981 , pp. 495 - 497
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1981 

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