TY - JOUR
T1 - Toward a terminology for functional recovery in schizophrenia
T2 - Is functional remission a viable concept?
AU - Harvey, Philip D.
AU - Bellack, Alan S.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2012 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2009/5
Y1 - 2009/5
N2 - Recovery in schizophrenia is receiving increasing attention. Part of the increased focus is based on the recent working criteria for clinical remission in schizophrenia and the realization that many people with schizophrenia meet these criteria for remission. In this article, we consider whether functional disability can also be evaluated in a "remission" model. In so doing, we evaluate the concept of clinical remission, evaluate the possibility of remission of other generally stable features of schizophrenia such as negative symptoms, and make some heuristic terminological recommendations. We also propose a "level and breadth" model for the definition of functional remission and examine some of the alternate influences that could produce suboptimal everyday functioning, including effort, motivation, and societal barriers toward functional achievement.
AB - Recovery in schizophrenia is receiving increasing attention. Part of the increased focus is based on the recent working criteria for clinical remission in schizophrenia and the realization that many people with schizophrenia meet these criteria for remission. In this article, we consider whether functional disability can also be evaluated in a "remission" model. In so doing, we evaluate the concept of clinical remission, evaluate the possibility of remission of other generally stable features of schizophrenia such as negative symptoms, and make some heuristic terminological recommendations. We also propose a "level and breadth" model for the definition of functional remission and examine some of the alternate influences that could produce suboptimal everyday functioning, including effort, motivation, and societal barriers toward functional achievement.
KW - Functional disability
KW - Recovery
KW - Remission
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U2 - 10.1093/schbul/sbn171
DO - 10.1093/schbul/sbn171
M3 - Article
C2 - 19126634
AN - SCOPUS:65349179873
VL - 35
SP - 300
EP - 306
JO - Schizophrenia Bulletin
JF - Schizophrenia Bulletin
SN - 0586-7614
IS - 2
ER -