A theory is proposed that “negative symptoms”, which are usually associated with schizophrenia, are manifestations of a traumatic stress disorder that is fundamentally similar in terms of the clinical phenomena and pathophysiological disturbance to chronic post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as defined in DSM-Ill-R. Wider theoretical implications are explored briefly.
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