Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
S y m p t o m si n S c h i z o p h r e n i aP a t i e n t s
Stefan Pfiebe, Matthias Ardker, and Stefan Gunkel
In . empl€ of 105 codmunitY-@te p.tients suffering paBt. Th. dsgreo of PTSD 3ymptoms was high-51%
from schizophrenia,the r€latioNhip botwoen reports lullilled the criteria tor a PTSD diagnosk. PTSDsymp-
oainvoluntary ldmission in th. past, curent posttrau- toms w6re not correlated with repons of iovoluntary
matic stress disordd IPTSDI symptoms. and other admisions, fhey were, however, significantly co.re-
aspects ol Fychopathology w.s examined. PTSD lated with the BPRSsubscaleanxiety/d.pre*ion, and
symptons wereobt.ined onrhe PTSD interyiew, and with PSE sub*ores lor sp.cific .nd nonspscilic nsu-
psychopathology was rat€d on th€ Bri€f Psychiatric roric syndromes. Aecaose of an ovorlap ol iymptom
nating ScaleIBPRSIand onthe PresntStatoExamina- scor€s,. diagnGisot PTSD accordingto DSM criteri.
rioo {PSEI.Fifty-sevenperce.t ol the p.tienb reported appearsto be very difiic!lt in schizophreni€parients.
th€y had experienced itrvoluntary admissions in the Copvighta 199Aby WB. Saundeb Compah'r
DOs |l RAU\,{ATIC STRESS DISORDFR nonths lnd I I months after dischrge from rcu€
I rPTSD/,rsdcfinrrJrnDS l lM
l , rD S \ 4 I I I R , - hospital rrcatment. A total of46% and 35% of the
r n d D 5 M l V , ' h r ' b ( ( n r u L n , lr o o . . u r f u l l " q r n S patjents, respectively, reported synptoms that ftrl
diffcrc.t traumrlic experiences,including naluitl filled the diagnostic crileria of PTSD. A P'TSD
catastrophcs.nccidenls, combat stress. polilical diagnosisand the level of PTSD symptoms werc
persecudon.and torture.le Someauthorssuggested correlated wilh self-raled depressivesymptoms.
r h d r , u l l c r i n Bl r o m . c h i / o p k e n i r m a ) b < : r $ o c i bu! not with .cgative symploms or the mode of
atcd with lruumaticeventsthal subscqucntltled k) adnission. i.e., voluntary versus involuntary. Re
' y m p r i ' m \ " i P I S D T r b u m . r r i c{ \ p { r i r n r c . i n grding the intnsion symptoms, som€ palients
schizophr€niamay be causedby symptoms of rhe , l r ' c n b L d l h e i r r e r u l l < L L i oonf u e m e n r e \ ( m ' i n
psychotic illness, by lreltmcnt mcasures,o. by a nightmarei.suchds forced sedalionor seclusion.
combination of bolh.rlrr In a casc rcpon. Shaner This study is baied on the assumprion rhrt
r n d E ' h ' p u i n r ( d r o r h c p o r < n r i J l l )r ' r u m J I i . involuntaryadmissionmay fulfiU the A criterbn of
naiurc of teniiying delusions and hallucinrlbDs PISD as defined in DSM. It can include forced
during the acutestlgc of schizophrcDia. Stanpfe.'" m c J r J I i o n .' c c l u . i u n .: l n du ' h u rc o m p u l ' u r yr e d r -
proposed x theory that negative sympbms of A..o'Jints r" rh. J.finitiun in
schizophreniamay be "manifestationsof r lrru DSMJII'R i t i s o u t s ; d et h e . a n g eo f u s u r l h u m a n
matic stress disorder lhat is fundamentally similar experience and would be mdkedly dist.essingto
i q r e m , o l r h ec l r n r c opl h e n o m e nr0n d p h o p h y c r - 0lrnn.r J n y n n c A c c u r J i n gr " r h c D S \ ' r I V J c f i n i
ologicrl distu.bmce to chronic PTSD." Williams' tion of lhe A criterioD. involuntrry ldmissio. rnay
Kcelcr ci Nl.Ljrl$ noted r similarity bctween the involve a threatto the physical integ.ity ofthe self,
cxperienceofschizophrenir and that of PISD as a and causean 'intensefbar,helptessness or honor"
result of combrt strcss.ud outlined implications
lbr psychosocialLrcahcnt of psrchotic patients. In a srrnple of cornmunity-care paiients sufiering
In spile of ftese theoretical suggestions.litde f.om schizophrcnia,we investigabd(1) how nany.
systemadcernpiricalresearchonthe relationshipof i n d $ h i . h .p r r i H n r r. c p u ' l < dr ( p c r i L n r cu i i n ! u l u n -
schizophreniaand PTSD synptoms has been pub- tary admissxln in the p!st. (2) the lcvel of PISD
lished so far Mccorry e! al.'6examined24 schizo- , y m p r o m .r n , l r ' r ef r e q u e n ( yn f P T S D , l i J g n ' ^ e 'i n
phrenia patientsand assessedthe level of PISD 4 the whol€ sanple, (3) the associadonbelweenthe
experienceof involuntary adnnssionsin i\e past
and currem PTSD symploms, and (,1) the correla-
I t.n th. D.purtnent ol lnn:tu] PD(hiutd, F.eie Unirtrtrtul tion between PISD symploms and other aspectsof
psychopathology.
A.hres Epnn rcqrcns h PnJ Dr St4ar l,nebe, D.paa-
mentd Pst.h.lotittL MediLineSt Aaiho|new ! and thz
R.fal London S.h..l Dl Metli.ine, We! SnithJleu, IrtuLn
METHOD
Copyisht 't 1998b, ll E. SuatuletsCon],a4y The $udy w.s perfom€d in a comuniry{are system
a0I 0-110x9u3qu Nql 3aJ @n seNinganinnerdistnctoi Be.lin,CemanyTte stsen i! run
b] rhe Deprnmert ofsdit Prychi!ry athe FEie umvenitat T.ble r . Sociodemo s raphic a.d Clinic.l Ch.r.d€ridics ot
Bcrlini its featurcs have been described in mo.e d.tait clse Pdienrs Panicipatins inth.study.nd ol P.ri€d D'o9-oub
*here.rr All patienn eh. net rhe diqnostic crireia lbr
s.hl^phrcnir rcodrng to DsM III R, lnd *ho weE teared ir
tne cxE sysc wilhin I poiod ol I led, were !!ked io
panr.'pte nr the srudy. All patienu !.ve inlomdd consnr
b€Ibrc lnclusion in rhe study t l d P
S(r\lenroaraphic dxu. patients' history ind derrils lrom
pEvrou: psychiaric ftrthenL\ {cre ohlined i. a $rndddird
,nterview Pltienr werc rsked in derail abonr rvolunory
552v" 52.9% 62 l
,"ln' non! JnJ neB.ir.e. o rcl' 6 D.n"!r rFaune i e\p.n
33.6I 9.4 39.1r 115 ?3134 NS
P . v , h , ' o d h o l o . Lq J . , h . e F e r m r e d o n ' 1 . B n l P t t h r J " c
Rltiry Scrle (BPRSlre and on the PrcseniShre Examinahon
(PSE).ruPTSD synrprors r.rD asessd by the PISD l[e.
21Vh 251% .29 2
v'ew.:Ll. this inreNies. ihe scverityd litquency ofeach PTSD
synpton. as defined in DSM-]II-R, is nred on a scale irom l
(no ornever)to I (crtEnely or rlwayt Fordi.gnorins PISD,
elcb sldpkm rari.g wN dich,nonized using ir Godrwhxr or
cdnmo t) xs a curofr ponf A stmpbn Ns regtrdcd d
exNtent if rhe icore was >,1i rhc di.gdosis $as rhen nidc
rccodlng to DsM III R critena.The traunaric cv.nt wN ei6er
xn nvolun.rry adnsstun..r in cas patienB did nor toprh my
'nvoludtdr) adftssion. orhdr negativeaspectsoi hdJnenr rhlr
the pxiiena had erpenenced in Lhe psr according to the
stmdadized interiew. The imerviewer wd nor involved in rhe
RESULTS
Chdr.lcteristics oJ he Slmple
One hundredlolry p,Iicnls ful6lled dle inclusDn
criteria. Of these, 15 cilher did Dot agree ro
participatcin this study orcould notbe inrerviewed
bccause tbeir psychoparhologywas roo severe.
Sociodemographicdat4 the mern durarion since
d r s r h . \ p r t J l a J n , r . n o n .J n d h e n u m b e 'o f p r e rF Abbreviarion:NS, nonsignificant.
ous hospitalizntionsof those 35 padentsand the
remaiDing 105 patients thal w€re eJemined are
q ali6cadrn. living situation.occupationalshrus),
Patientsin fic study group had. on average,a clinical va.iables(fiequency of prcvious hospital,
b€tler school educationthan drop-outs, bur orhcr izations.duration since first adrnission,dosageof
difierenceslailed to reach sratisticalsignificlDce. currenr neurclepticmedicarion).or degreeof psy
The mcm BPRS roral scorc in rhe 105 srudied chopathologicalsymploms (BPRS total score and
patienlswas 32.0 (a8.6). The ne.rn PSEtoral score subscales. PSE toial scoreand subscores).
r 1 6 . ) n d r o m e5 c o r e J' g g r e 8 a r e $
J )a \ 2 2 2 r t a All palients,including thosewho did nor repon
involuntary admissions.did, however. repoft that
Invohoiart Almission they had experiencedncgativeasp€ctsoftreatment
Experienceof one or more involuntffy admrs- ; n r h ( p J . r . T h c ' . n e g J r i \ ea | e c r . I n c l u d e dt l o -
s'ons in the pasl wls reponed by 60 parienls.The lence:noiseiovercrowdingand monotonyon wards:
trnre e]lpsed sinc€ the last involunhry admission u*ind. risid, and fomal treatmenL and lack ot'
rMged from I to l59months (i11.4t 40.7 monhs) empathy and suppon in staff members. Patients
These60p.uients,and the other45 patien$ who did wi.h involunt:iryddmissionsreponedmore ofthese
not repofl rny involuntary addssions, showedno ncgaliveexperiencesthan patienrswithout involun-
statistically significant difference in sociodeno- t a r y a d m i s s i o n s( 9 . ' 7 | 4 . 1 , t - 6 . 6 4 , d f : 1 O 3 ,
graphic drh (age, gender,education.ptufcssional P < .001).
PCifBE, BROKTq AND GUN<FI
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( 5 6 . 6a 1 9 . 2! 5 5 . 4 1 1 8 . 6 )n o r i n t h e s u b s c o r e s
NS NS
( i n l r u s i o n s y m p t o m8! .1 I 5 2 ' 7 6 I 5 l l a v o r d
a n c es y m p b m s , 1 6 . 81 8 8 v 1 6 . 0 1 8 8 i a r o u s a l NS NS
s y m p l o m s1. 4 . 6 1 8 4 v 1 4 8 1 8 6 i I = 0 0 9 l o
O.49ieach not signilicant tNSl) The frequencvof .21. NS NS NS
223
i n l ( N r e $ .r n d i \ \ u m i n e L h r h e
A r n t e r i . , nr \ r l \ o rhecleveiopm€nt
r u t ' r I e dr $ h i \ h , , d , , L r b r f daJr. of SISD o.cudng after traumatic
l e : r , ri n r h o , ep a t r e n t \
":1 "A'1 inr'rrunra4 (suchascombarsrress),theseprocesscs
:"::li rdrru*ions
Lurju.r :v:nls
mnmly exptarnunspccificsympromsof
may
r t r g r r ' \ en s p ( , c lo\ l . r e J r m . n r ,<. oxiery ano
t o oo l . o n x r u n r D oepressron
c e .(tu_1ophretuaparcnr\ in ln schizophrenia.
rhi\ \rud! $,,ur.r Th€ rcsuks atso suggesrrtrat the
r q u f r J P I S D , t i a g n o , r .t , , , q j n g mture or rhe
fie uperuu.,ml. 'r 'n.:cli/oqh,en,J
rzcd cn icfla in DSM_III_R o ,fnr\,. crp,urer
byaI
'Thc (ll'r,'l
. r t e \ a p p l F di n
r r c q u c n c )o r p r s D , ) m p , o m . t h i \ . r u d ) .J n J n { g d t i \ e . } m p r o m s
1 5n o , r \ \ o c l are not correlaredwirtr anxiety as
rro u h reton\ ,,f Invo,unrr,\ ncasured r! m1s
rdmr\,ion. Uur
"r "" m(Jns
e\crude
rhepo,.ibrr
li:,]ilsl
lngre ma)
) rhlr h n , f t t u . r o r . , , 1 , r r i n d r n S sc o u l d
be reJJ ro
tdrrenr\ h J \ c d r r e t o p e d P T S L ,r \
r \ u o r I n r o j u n l J OJ d m r \ \ i o n , r d , t t i c a t r \ \ o r rdr _ su:ge{ lhrr hJi ut .he pJlr.nr,
. n d r j. 5tuu} oo
A (un<r trnm p']sD
i n \ o t u n l b r ya J r r u , j o n , n d c u r c n l p o . . , b J vb e c J U . co l l r a u m , , u J
h o q e \ . r h a , n , r l b e e nr u u n d . se,c n,,,criciredin,,uInrenn $.
:lr.rJ:n:\^,I!,
-' 'i* 'rmprom\in rhesep:r,(nrsub,e_
rnu .In\otuntrD ailm,\on\ :'-"
mr) n.l berepuoe,r quen ) inUuen.e
J \ c i u . r n g h c h i S ht e \ e l o f p T S D . ) m p r n m , - r n rh( \ore\ of BiRS dnd pJt
rhc lrven rh,,pre\Jlen.e ui mSD rnot}lcr\rmpt(\, /r
sampte
PTSD \)mprom ,.orc: Jre ,rgnrti.Jnri! 'r.'cem\unljtet)rh 5t." ot J .rmpk.ol
(urre_ .chzo
, prur\nrJ pdlenlsIn rommunrtr
*,1 *'., rrom.,!hrrp.yrhopr rh;r,,sr\ cdre do:uif.J fiDm
rlllll,
rlrng\. JI rhc c,,n(,p, or FrsD is,p€(rhcd
p a n r c u t d fw i r h r h e B p R S , u b * u l < :,,: :,1,:,,
Q lor
.rn
rnxrel)/'lepresron and tr iri rhr .p.crnc reot'nned Lh(..eparienr,.A u\erut,Ji;sno,r\^l)
dnd non.pe. j
r 5D..r.cordingr,,rhei,per.ru,rnatrzca
c r n cn e u r o l c , ) n d r u r n cr. s r - e \ \ c d cirr..,,,r
i n r h ep \ L t , uJvr r K. ,e(m,h ,lt) po\srbte
snm.e\renl.rhi\o\cfldtor.ymprorn\5.or(\r\ore rn.Jhr/ophreniJ
r)mcr,rctlh ric5Jnc.)mpr.,m\.e.g..deprc.\ion pjrUent\br(ru.e ot lhr 5ub5rrn,irt
overtJD!l
o n y p e r a r i ' u , r rl .r e r \ \ c j . c d " n v e r ) ed on e.tubti.h(d \ rrc,
rmrt;r i,em. Inr< ipptr(\. jn p3flrcutcr.
, , ,' , r r r r u I n r c n r . $l n d I n
r h r B P R So r p S F , when .chr/,,phrenrJ
r e . p e c l r \ e l JT h u \ . \ o m e s ) m p l o m s "'. dom,ndreJ b) anrrery. rrepie*ion,
rh nrat b,j llTfly'*
and ^rh(r
'nrerprcteJJ\ ff un\p€rInc .r8n un\peciitc .)mpr,,m,.Wh,teo;r \rudy
or d ,chi/onhrem! rocuscdon thc potentialy traumatic
'fln-es. mr) nece,.aril) tea,Jro impac. or
hgher.c,,re. on LrrL. Involunlrr)rdmr5ron,.iunher
r I J U i ) I n p ( o m . .k . h o u t db e {uJre. michr(^
n o l c d .h o s e \ e r r h : r r prure lh( efiecr of rhe cxperi.nc.
nc nrghev c"nelarinn\oi fie or a.:ur. ,,
PISD ,vmor,,m ctu-unr.p,ychoric,yn,prom\. tn dn) cr\e,:d-
{ r n l o p t u e n i Ja : t d a l h L } vrnceoconceprj JndmcrhoJs:rre
t J 5 , e $ e do n B p R s ne(dedroe{Ju_
r n d P S L .T h i \ h n d i n p i . i n , i n e rnc.huu\chi/ophrcniJ p uentsrea..l{.,rhepulcn-
",rl ,".uri, r,,rn IrJrt' lrJumrrjr.rp.n.n.. "r .o*.,r.
rrcuoT] et ut. rnd Jo<. n^r .upp,,n ,r.",,n.u,
sl.mpier
n y p , , m e s rr,h . t n e 8 . L j \ e . v m t l o m , , , t . c h i r o n t r (!- mer.ur<,:rndof rerrit)ing\!mprum..
hnq hrrr
n r Jr r e m f f r i r \ r J r o n \ o r J J r , u r d . r coprng pro(c\c\ ma] bc um,cred b! cDAnirr\e
lhlr i\ .rrni]r ,u sofrrlrmprrrmcnr,. r,u
c h r o n r cP r s D l t r l e r . r e , i r n ; t r r Jndh,,$rhccomptex re,po,N(
plci,togic,r rc rraum,rlrJ
p , n c . . . e {' n r h ec ( p r r . n ( e , , r , c h i r o ; n r . . t u i e!fnl\ lcadsro .p(crrifor unsoecfi.
r;d in p rem\ur slmproms.
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