Abstract:
50 cases of Schizophrenia (37 males, 13 females)
spread into 4 sub groups which were treated in C.R.I (H),
Kottayam during the year 1988-90 have been analysed for
their improvement index. The overall improvement noted in
these cases are (i) Excellent 6 cases, (ii) Moderate 20 cases_
(iii) Mild 6 cases. Group wise improvement is as (a) simple
Schizophrenia (2/3), (b) Heberphrenic Schizophrenia (8/16),
(c) Catatonic Schizophrenia 13/19) and (d) Paranoid Schizophrenia (9/12). The improvement is highly encouraging and it
is suggested that further study including follow-up for a large
number of cases treated in this hospital for so many years
may be analysed.
