On Doing Research in Schizophrenia

Segmental set: The adaptive process in schizophrenia.

“…As I review the schizophrenic studies of the last several decades in the context of the research principles I elaborated at considerable length in a previous study (Shakow, 1969), I believe that clear and definite progress can be observed. My impression is that over the years that I have been associated with the field, there has been increasing recognition of many of the factors I have mentioned, with a concomitant refinement in experimentation that has, to a considerable extent, taken them into account.…”

Dilemmas in the pathway of the DSM-IV..

“…To anticipate to some extent a major criticism of what I have just said—namely, that I am too demanding, that I expect too much of a still developing field—let me say that I do not believe I underestimate the magnitude of the problems that confront this task. I agree they are probably among the most “fiendishly complex” (Shakow, 1969, p. 618) in all of human experience. It is precisely for this reason that I think researchers cannot afford the “convention, vogue, presumption, or cabalism” to which Millon (1991, p. 259) suspects they may readily fall prey.…”

Emotional dependency in institutionalized schizophrenics.

“…Then a mental status conference is convened. Shakow (1969) found that the mental status pro-cedure is the most effective way of determining a patient's diagnosis. Only when unanimity existed as to the individual being schizophrenic was he considered an eligible subject for this study.…”

“…Then a mental status conference is convened. Shakow (1969) found that the mental status pro-This document is copyrighted by the American Psychological Association or one of its allied publishers. This article is intended solely for the personal use of the individual user and is not to be disseminated broadly.…”