PATTERNS OF PREMORBID AND SYMPTOM BEHAVIORS IN SCHIZOPHRENIC AND DEPRESSED WOMEN

A multivariate analysis of the interrelationships of 10 factors of premorbid functioning and four factors of symptom behavior (derived from an original pool of 137 variables) was undertaken on samples of 100 schizophrenic and 100 depressed female mental hospital patients. Extensive differences in the patterns of interrelations of background with symptom factors delineated classical patterns linking backgrounds characterized by “Withdrawal” to symptoms of “Apathy” and “Paranoia” in schizophrenics, and “Withdrawal” and “Childhood rejection” to “Dysphoria” in depressed women. Moreover, the background factor of “Withdrawal” appeared to account for most of the relationships ascribed to variables of “Parental discord” by previous investigators.