Table 1 Distribution of stable patients according to International Classification of Diseases, 10th edition (ICD-10) diagnosis and the achievement of remission criteria (n = 158)
ICD-10 diagnosis | Group of stable patients who maintained symptomatic remission for 6 months (53 patients/21.6% of 203) | Group of patients who were stable for 6 months, but did not satisfy the symptomatic remission criteria (105 patients/51.7% of 203) |
|---|---|---|
Paranoid schizophrenia: | Â | Â |
Continuous course | 2 (3.8%) | 43 (41.0%) |
Episodic course with progressive and stable deficit | 21 (39.6%) | 31 (29.5%) |
Episodic remittent course | 8 (15.0%) | 0 |
Hebephrenic schizophrenia | 0 | 2 (1.9%) |
Catatonic schizophrenia | 0 | 3 (2.9%) |
Undifferentiated schizophrenia | 2 (3.8%%) | 6 (5.7%) |
Residual schizophrenia | 9 (17.0%) | 16 (15.2%) |
Simple schizophrenia | 2 (3.8%) | 4 (3.8%) |
Schizoaffective disorder | 9 (17.0%) | 0 |