Delusions and hallucinations in schizophrenic patients

Jose De Leon, Manuel J. Cuesta, Victor Peralta

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Abstract

The Scale for Assessment of Positive Symptoms was used to measure delusions and hallucinations in 115 DSM-III-R schizophrenics. Our factorial analysis of the hallucinations and delusions resulted in three factors with appropriate internal consistency and frequency: a Schneiderian delusional syndrome, an auditory hallucination syndrome, and a paranoid syndrome that tend to be present in schizophrenics with later onset. These results should be cautiously interpreted due to their cross-sectional nature and to the size of the sample which does not ensure the stability of the factors.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)286-291
Number of pages6
JournalPsychopathology
Volume26
Issue number5-6
DOIs
StatePublished - 1993

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Psychiatry and Mental health

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