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4048146

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1985-11-4
pubmed:abstractText
301 first-admitted hospitalized patients with paranoid psychoses have been studied by Retterstøl over a period of 5-18 years. Common Scandinavian diagnostic procedures were used. About 200 are still alive, and these subjects are at present being interviewed semistructurally by Opjordsmoen using a modification of SADS-L, and making a total follow-up period of 22-37 years. The diagnoses are confirmed according to ICD-9, RDC, DSM-III and some specific groups of delusional disorders (DD) operationalized by Winokur and Kendler. All interviews have been carried out non-blind to the diagnoses which will make a bias possible. However, in paranoid cases, it is an advantage for establishing contact and a conductive atmosphere to know something about the patient beforehand. Based upon our own experiences and reviewing the literature, we point to some important methodological aspects regarding follow-up studies in delusional persons. The suspiciousness, misinterpretation, dissimulation, rationalization and convincing argumentation seen in many paranoid cases, call for a skilled investigator and a clinical approach. However, operational criteria, new diagnostic concepts and standard procedures for follow-up interviewing and outcome assessments will make comparison for international readers easier.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0262-9283
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
3
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
187-204
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1985
pubmed:articleTitle
Methodological problems in follow-up studies of paranoid psychoses.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article