Early recollections of schizophrenics were investigated for differences among diagnostic categories which may be used for differential diagnosis. On four “clusters” the content of such recollections on “themes” was significantly different. Furthermore, paranoid schizophrenics mentioned “new situations” in the “theme” of their recollections more frequently than other schizophrenic subtypes.
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