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

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Keefe, RS; Harvey, PD; Lenzenweger, MF; Davidson, M; Apter, SH; Schmeidler, J; Mohs, RC; Davis, KL
Published in: Psychiatry Res
November 1992

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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Psychiatry Res

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ISSN

0165-1781

Publication Date

November 1992

Volume

44

Issue

2

Start / End Page

153 / 165

Location

Ireland

Related Subject Headings

  • Verbal Behavior
  • Social Isolation
  • Social Adjustment
  • Schizophrenic Psychology
  • Schizophrenic Language
  • Schizophrenia
  • Psychometrics
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Male
 

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Keefe, R. S., Harvey, P. D., Lenzenweger, M. F., Davidson, M., Apter, S. H., Schmeidler, J., … Davis, K. L. (1992). Empirical assessment of the factorial structure of clinical symptoms in schizophrenia: negative symptoms. Psychiatry Res, 44(2), 153–165. https://doi.org/10.1016/0165-1781(92)90049-9
Keefe, R. S., P. D. Harvey, M. F. Lenzenweger, M. Davidson, S. H. Apter, J. Schmeidler, R. C. Mohs, and K. L. Davis. “Empirical assessment of the factorial structure of clinical symptoms in schizophrenia: negative symptoms.Psychiatry Res 44, no. 2 (November 1992): 153–65. https://doi.org/10.1016/0165-1781(92)90049-9.
Keefe RS, Harvey PD, Lenzenweger MF, Davidson M, Apter SH, Schmeidler J, et al. Empirical assessment of the factorial structure of clinical symptoms in schizophrenia: negative symptoms. Psychiatry Res. 1992 Nov;44(2):153–65.
Keefe, R. S., et al. “Empirical assessment of the factorial structure of clinical symptoms in schizophrenia: negative symptoms.Psychiatry Res, vol. 44, no. 2, Nov. 1992, pp. 153–65. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/0165-1781(92)90049-9.
Keefe RS, Harvey PD, Lenzenweger MF, Davidson M, Apter SH, Schmeidler J, Mohs RC, Davis KL. Empirical assessment of the factorial structure of clinical symptoms in schizophrenia: negative symptoms. Psychiatry Res. 1992 Nov;44(2):153–165.
Journal cover image

Published In

Psychiatry Res

DOI

ISSN

0165-1781

Publication Date

November 1992

Volume

44

Issue

2

Start / End Page

153 / 165

Location

Ireland

Related Subject Headings

  • Verbal Behavior
  • Social Isolation
  • Social Adjustment
  • Schizophrenic Psychology
  • Schizophrenic Language
  • Schizophrenia
  • Psychometrics
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Male