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e c hr onic p s yc hos e s (s c hizop hr e nia , p a r a noid p s yc hos is , e tc .) a r e d e fine d by
s p e c ific
c linic a l c ha r a c te r is tic s a nd the ir long-te r m na tur e .
I n s c hizop hr e nia , d e lus ions a r e a c c om p a nie d by d is s oc ia tion; the p a tie nt s e e m s
od d , his
s p e e c h a nd th oughts a r e inc ohe r e nt, his be ha v iour unp r e d ic ta ble a n d his
e m otiona l
e xp r e s s ion d is c or d a nt. Suc h p a tie nts a r e ofte n v e r y a nxious . D e lus ions of
p e r s e c ution
a r e c om m on.
1
with unfamiliar cultural contexts.
300
Hence the importance of working with an “informant” (in the anthropological sense of the word) when dealing
s p e c ific
c linic a l c ha r a c te r is tic s a nd the ir long-te r m na tur e .
I n s c hizop hr e nia , d e lus ions a r e a c c om p a nie d by d is s oc ia tion; the p a tie nt s e e m s
od d , his
s p e e c h a nd th oughts a r e inc ohe r e nt, his be ha v iour unp r e d ic ta ble a n d his
e m otiona l
e xp r e s s ion d is c or d a nt. Suc h p a tie nts a r e ofte n v e r y a nxious . D e lus ions of
p e r s e c ution
a r e c om m on.
1
with unfamiliar cultural contexts.
300
Hence the importance of working with an “informant” (in the anthropological sense of the word) when dealing
