Prevalence of Schneirder’s First Rank Symptoms in Iraqi Schizophrenic Patients

Nasir Hussain, Kareem

	Prevalence of Schneirder’s First Rank Symptoms in Iraqi Schizophrenic Patients
Kerbala Journal of Medicine
Article 1, Volume 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1600-1607 PDF (0 K)
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Kareem Nasir Hussain
Abstract
background: Schizophrenia is a mental disorder defined in term of abnormal clinical feature of behavior, affect, thinking and perception. Kurt Schneider 1887-1967 divided schizophrenic symptoms into 1st or 2nd rank are entirely devoid of any therapy and are intended purely pragmatically diagnostically. Objectives (aims): To determine the prevalence of Schneider’s First Rank Symptoms in Iraqi schizophrenic patients and explain the finding on a cultural basis. Method: A cross sectional study that enrolled 76 schizophrenic patients treated as inpatient in Psychiatric Unit in Al-Diwaniya Teaching Hospital from1 May 2012 to 1 Jun. 2013, who met the diagnosis of schizophrenia according to ICD-10 and Schneider’s First Rank Symptoms according to C. S. Mellor . All patients were examined within a maximum of four days from admission to the hospital. Results: This study revealed that 55% of them have clear First Rank Symptoms. The commonest was somatic passivity, thought broadcast, commentary voices and thought insertion. Conclusion: First Rank Symptoms are of value in the routine clinic diagnosis of schizophrenia in Iraq. Phenomenology or descriptive psychopathology is of vital importance and it needs experience and training to help better clinical diagnosis of psychiatric disorder. NOTE: FRS: First Rank Symptoms.
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