Positive and negative symptoms in schizophrenia: A longitudinal analysis using latent variable structural equation modelling

Recent network models of schizophrenia propose it is the consequence of mutual interaction between its symptoms. While cross-sectional associations between negative and positive symptoms are consistent with this idea, they may merely reflect their involvement in the diagnostic process. Longitudinal analyses however may allow the identification of possible causal relationships. The European Schizophrenia Cohort (EuroSC) provides data suitable for this purpose.
Source: Schizophrenia Research - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: research