S118. Can the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (Panss) Differentiate Refractory From Non-Refractory Schizophrenia? A Factor Analytic Investigation Based on Data From the Pattern Cohort Study
Abstract:BackgroundTreatment Resistant Schizophrenia (TRS) and Non-Treatment Resistant Schizophrenia (NTRS) may represent different biological subtypes of schizophrenia but there are few studies which investigated the distinction between these groups in terms of psychopathology. In the present study, we used both Exploratory (EFA) and Confirmatory (CFA) Factor Analyses to investigate symptom dimensions in TRS in comparison with NTRS using the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS).MethodsData from 1429 patients w… Show more
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