An observer-rated strategy for differentiating schizophrenic and manic states in inpatient settings

CONCLUSION: Analyses allow the properties of an observational measure (the 20-item Sydney Psychosis Observation Tool) to be described. While a single cut-off difference score was derived with acceptable discriminatory ability, we also established the capacity of varying difference scores to assign both schizophrenia and mania diagnoses with high accuracy.PMID:37771099 | DOI:10.1177/00048674231201545

Source: The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry - September 29, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Gordon Parker Michael J Spoelma Samuel J Skidmore Amelia Reid Samuel Morris Greta Ferguson Michael H Connors Source Type: research