Review of Schizophrenics in a Rural Practice over 26 Years
BMJPublished 24 February 1973Open access
C. A. H. Watts
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Over 26 years some 73 patients with schizophrenia were observed, three types were considered, true schizophrenia, schizophrenia simplex, and schizoaffective disorders.
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Over 26 years some 73 patients with schizophrenia were observed. Three types were considered, true schizophrenia, schizophrenia simplex, and schizoaffective disorders. Of those traced and alive in 1971, some 18% of the group had recovered, 46% had made a social recovery, 25% were unemployed in the community, and 11% were long-stay hospital patients.
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PsychologyMedicine
BMJSurvey of Mental Illness in General Practice
47 Citations1964C. A. H. Watts, E. C. Cawte +1 more
The first objective of this survey was to try to measure the incidence and prevalence of mental disablement in the community.