Gender differences and age of onset in the catatonic subtypes of schizophrenia.

doi:10.1159/000029055

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Gender differences and age of onset in the catatonic subtypes of schizophrenia.

Psychopathology - 1 Jan 2000

Stöber G, Franzek E, Haubitz I, Pfuhlmann B, Beckmann H

Abstract excerpt

In a family study involving 139 probands with chronic DSM-III-R schizophrenia, catatonic type, 83 probands met the criteria for periodic catatonia and 56 probands those for systematic catatonia according to Leonhard. In the systematic catatonias, we found a low morbidity risk of 4.6% in first-deg...

Topics

Adult
Age of Onset
Family Health
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pedigree
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects
Risk Factors
Schizophrenia, Catatonic
Sex Factors

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