Large Sample Longitudinal Studies: Examination of One Diagnostic Category as an Example.
Abstract
Longitudinal studies of natural history and outcomes have lagged in psychiatry because of changing nosology, small and disparate clinical samples, lack of standardized record-keeping, and imprecise post-treatment outcome criteria. One example of how longitudinal studies might be carried out, using a sample of 2,078 Navy personnel hospitalized with diagnoses of Transient Situational Disturbance, is presented and discussed. Follow-up of this sample for 3 to 4 years generally supported and validity of this diagnostic category but revealed a need to identify and indicate more serious underlying conditions, principally personality disorders, which were frequently present. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA104423
Entities
People
- E. K.Eric Gunderson
- John G. Looney
Organizations
- Naval Health Research Center