Maslowski J, Jansen van Rensburg D, Mthoko N
Department of Psychiatry, Windhoek Central Hospital Complex, Namibia.
Acta Psychiatr Scand. 1998 Jul;98(1):41-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1998.tb10040.x.
This study evaluates the pathoplastic influences of ethnicity and culture on the symptoms of schizophrenia. A sample of 113 schizophrenics was evaluated using the Present State Examination (PSE) and Landmark's Manual for the Assessment of Schizophrenia. The subjects were 57 coloured and 56 black individuals. Six different tribes of Bantu, Negroid and Khoisan origin and with different language and cultural backgrounds were represented among the black subjects. Core symptoms remained basically the same in two groups, but the content of positive symptoms was found to be influenced by culture. However, no statistically significant differences in the presentation of negative symptoms were found in terms of quantity, but there were qualitative differences between the ethnic groups.
本研究评估种族和文化对精神分裂症症状的病理塑造影响。使用现况检查（PSE）和兰德马克精神分裂症评估手册对113名精神分裂症患者样本进行了评估。受试者包括57名有色人种和56名黑人个体。黑人受试者中有来自班图、尼格罗和科伊桑族裔且具有不同语言和文化背景的六个不同部落。两组的核心症状基本相同，但发现阳性症状的内容受文化影响。然而，在阴性症状的表现数量方面未发现统计学上的显著差异，但不同种族之间存在质的差异。
