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Early Signs Monitoring Through a Period of Relapse in a Highly Symptomatic Chronic Schizophrenic Patient

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 June 2009

Charles King  and
Geoff Shepherd
Charles King
Affiliation:
Fulbourn Hospital, Cambridge
Geoff Shepherd
Affiliation:
Fulbourn Hospital, Cambridge
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Abstract

The Early Signs Scale (Birchwood et al., 1989) for the monitoring of prodromal symptoms was used with a schizophrenic inpatient with severe residual psychotic symptoms. Marked changes in the scores were obtained in both self and observer reports during a period in which the patient was considered to “relapse”. The results suggest the possible wider applicability of the Early Signs Scale to patients who experience severe residual symptoms between relapse episodes.

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Clinical Section
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Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 22 , Issue 2 , April 1994 , pp. 147 - 152
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Copyright © British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 1994

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