장신분열증 환자의 현상태에 관한 인자분석 연구

A Study of Factor Analysis on the Phenomenology of Schizophrenia

This study attempted to investigate the components of schizophrenic phenomenology systematically and objectively. 153 schizophrenic patients on Screening Schedule were given Present State Examination. Factor analysis was based on the scores of each item using SPSS/PC+, and following 4 factors were extracted. The results of factor analysis were summarised as follows. Factor 1 was composed of neurotic symptoms and Schneider’ s first rank symptoms, and was named neurotic symptom and Schneider’ s first rank symptom factor. Factor 2 was composed of speech, affect and behavior during interview and lack of insight, and was named negative symptom factor. Factor 3 was composed of obsession, derealization and depersonalization, and was named obsession and depersonalization factor. Factor 4 was composed of hallucinations, and was named hallucination factor. From the above results, it was shown that these factors were the concentration of the phenomenological symptoms of schizophrenia.