Abstract

The use of strict criteria for the diagnosis of schizophrenia is quite predictive of a bad prognosis. Should the patient not meet such strict criteria, a family history of remitting illness may be helpful in suggesting a better outcome. In this latter group, the subtype diagnosis of catatonic schizophrenic carries with it a better prognosis.

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