Olfactory acuity in the positive and negative syndromes of schizophrenia

The olfactory thresholds of 46 schizophrenic subjects were measured. This group yielded 11 patients with a stringently defined positive syndrome and 12 with a negative syndrome when rated with the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale. The negative group had a significantly (p < 0.01) higher olfac...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Biological psychiatry (1969) 1991-04, Vol.29 (8), p.774-778
Hauptverfasser:	Geddes, John, Huws, Rhodri, Pratt, Peter
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Adult and adolescent clinical studies Aged Biological and medical sciences Female Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Neurocognitive Disorders - diagnosis Neurocognitive Disorders - psychology Olfaction Disorders - diagnosis Olfaction Disorders - psychology Psychiatric Status Rating Scales Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Psychoses Schizophrenia - diagnosis Schizophrenic Psychology Sensory Thresholds Smell Syndrome
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Zusammenfassung:	The olfactory thresholds of 46 schizophrenic subjects were measured. This group yielded 11 patients with a stringently defined positive syndrome and 12 with a negative syndrome when rated with the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale. The negative group had a significantly (p < 0.01) higher olfactory threshold than the positive group although neither of the groups differed significantly from a control group. Implications of this finding are discussed.
ISSN:	0006-3223 1873-2402
DOI:	10.1016/0006-3223(91)90196-S