Empirical assessment of the factorial structure of clinical symptoms in schizophrenia: negative symptoms.

Journal Article (Journal Article)

The factor structure of the Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms (SANS) was examined in a confirmatory factor analysis that used the LISREL procedure. Four models of negative symptom factors were tested in 130 hospitalized schizophrenic patients. A three-factor model of diminished expression, social dysfunction, and disorganization generated by the authors yielded a superior fit to the data relative to the two-factor model of Liddle (1987b) and a unifactorial severity model. A four-factor model based on the original subscale formulation of the SANS failed to fit the data.

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Duke Authors

Cited Authors

  • Keefe, RS; Harvey, PD; Lenzenweger, MF; Davidson, M; Apter, SH; Schmeidler, J; Mohs, RC; Davis, KL

Published Date

  • November 1992

Published In

Volume / Issue

  • 44 / 2

Start / End Page

  • 153 - 165

PubMed ID

  • 1480680

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0165-1781

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/0165-1781(92)90049-9

Language

  • eng

Conference Location

  • Ireland