Lutgens Danyael, Lepage Martin, Manchanda Rahul, Malla Ashok
PhD Candidate, McGill University Department of Psychiatry; Prevention and Early Intervention Program for the Psychoses, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec; Prevention and Early Intervention Program for the Psychoses, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Int Psychiatry. 2013 Aug 1;10(3):69-72. eCollection 2013 Aug.
A sample of 206 Canadian psychiatrists who routinely treat patients with psychotic disorders were randomly surveyed regarding their knowledge and practice in relation to persistent negative symptoms of schizophrenia. Large majorities reported observing a high prevalence of persistent negative symptoms that do not respond to available treatments (83%), have a profound impact on functional outcomes (96.5%) and contribute to family burden. Almost half the sample (43%) recognised the importance of formally assessing persistent symptoms and nearly a third (30%) indicated that this was a part of their usual practice. These survey results correspond with recent consensus and highlight the importance and challenge of treating persistent negative symptoms in schizophrenia.
对206名经常治疗精神障碍患者的加拿大精神科医生进行了抽样调查,了解他们在精神分裂症持续性阴性症状方面的知识和实践情况。绝大多数医生报告称,观察到持续性阴性症状的患病率很高,这些症状对现有治疗无反应(83%),对功能结局有深远影响(96.5%),并加重家庭负担。近一半的受访者(43%)认识到正式评估持续性症状的重要性,近三分之一(30%)表示这是他们常规诊疗的一部分。这些调查结果与近期的共识相符,突出了治疗精神分裂症持续性阴性症状的重要性和挑战性。