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| Research article summary (published 30 Jul 2002): |
IQ in childhood psychiatric attendees predicts outcome of later schizophrenia at 21 year follow-up.
Full Abstract
OBJECTIVE:
Preschizophrenic children who merit psychiatric referral are claimed to have a particularly malevolent illness when the psychosis develops later. The 21 years outcome of a sample of such children was investigated.
METHOD:
Fifty-one children who attended psychiatric services, and were later diagnosed as having schizophrenia, were followed up a mean of 21 years later. Baseline childhood demographic, clinical and putative aetiological characteristics were identified from the case notes. Follow-up assessment evaluated clinical symptoms, social functioning and service utilization. The predictive value of baseline factors on outcome was examined.
RESULTS:
Outcome was poor, and seven (14%) of the subjects were deceased. Childhood IQ was strongly predictive of social outcome (F=5.1, P=0.01) and service utilization (F=5.2, P=0.01), but not clinical symptoms. No other factors predicted outcome.
CONCLUSION:
Low childhood IQ had an unfavourable impact on social outcome and service utilization once schizophrenia developed.
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Author information
Author/s: Munro, J C (JC); Russell, A J (AJ); Murray, R M (RM); Kerwin, R W (RW); Jones, P B (PB);
Affiliation: Division of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London, UK. j.munro(-atsign-)iop.kcl.ac.uk
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article
Journal: Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica (Acta Psychiatr Scand), published in Denmark. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-Aug; vol 106 (issue 2) : pp 139-42
Dates: Created 2002/07/17; Completed 2002/10/09; Revised 2004/11/17;
PMID: 12121212, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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