The diagnostic status of first-rank symptoms

Julie Nordgaard, Sidse Marie Arnfred, P. Handest, J. Parnas, Julie Nordgaard, Sidse M Arnfred, Peter Handest, Josef Parnas

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    Abstract

    In the International Statistical Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision(ICD-10) and Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder, Third and Fourth Edition(DSM-III-IV), the presence of one of Schneider "first-rank symptoms" (FRS) is symptomatically sufficient for the schizophrenia diagnosis. Yet, it has been claimed that FRS may also be found in the nonschizophrenic conditions, and therefore, they are not specific or diagnostic for schizophrenia. This review was made to clarify the issue of diagnostic specificity.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalSchizophrenia Bulletin
    Volume34
    Issue number1
    Pages (from-to)137-54
    Number of pages18
    ISSN0586-7614
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2008

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