Mania and schizo-affective disorder, main type: a comparison.

Full Abstract

The authors report data gathered from a consecutive sample of 88 psychiatric inpatients who were diagnosed as having either manic disorder or schizo-affective disorder, manic type, according to Research Diagnostic Criteria (1) similar to those proposed for DSM-III. There were no differences between diagnostic groups on clinical psychopathological or demographic variables, individual or family history, or treatment response.

Author information

Author/s: Abrams, R (R); Taylor, M A (MA);

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article

Journal: The American journal of psychiatry (Am J Psychiatry), published in UNITED STATES. (Language: eng)

Reference: 1976-Dec; vol 133 (issue 12) : pp 445-7

Dates: Created 1976/12/30; Completed 1976/12/30; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 984258, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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