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The occurrence of organic disease of possible or probable aetiological significance in a population of 268 cases of first episode schizophrenia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

Eve C. Johnstone ,
J. Fiona MacMillan  and
Timothy J. Crow
Eve C. Johnstone*
Affiliation:
Division of Psychiatry, Northwick Park Hospital and Clinical Research Centre. Harrow, Middlesex.
J. Fiona MacMillan
Affiliation:
Division of Psychiatry, Northwick Park Hospital and Clinical Research Centre. Harrow, Middlesex.
Timothy J. Crow
Affiliation:
Division of Psychiatry, Northwick Park Hospital and Clinical Research Centre. Harrow, Middlesex.
*
1Address for correspondence: Dr E. C. Johnstone, Division of Psychiatry, Northwick Park Hospital and Clinical Research Centre, Watford Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 3UJ.
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Synopsis

In a sample of 268 cases of first-episode schizophrenia, 15 patients were found to have organic disease which appeared relevant to the mental state. There were three cases of syphilis, two cases of sarcoidosis, three of alcohol excess and two of drug abuse. There was one case each of carcinoma of the lung, autoimmune multisystem disease, cerebral cysticercosis, thyroid disease and previous head injury. In this series, identified organic disease was associated with less than 6% of cases of schizophrenia.

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Research Article
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Psychological Medicine , Volume 17 , Issue 2 , May 1987 , pp. 371 - 379
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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