Comparative study of mental disorders due to qigong and schizophrenia-like psychosis

Objective:To explore the differences between mental disorders due to qigong and schizophrenia-like psychosis. Method:All cases were inpatients and collected from 1996 to 2000. Twenty-two patients with mental disorders due to qigong and 66 patients with schizophrenia-like psychosis who met CCMD-2-R criteria and were followed up for 3 years.At the end of following up,the patients were diagnosed according to CCMD-3. Results:19 patients with qigong-caused mental disorders and 38 patients with schizophrenia-like psychosis maintained the original diagnosis.There were significant differences in gender,age at onset,marriage,profession,personal trait,intelligence and mental symptoms between two groups. Conclusion:These findings suggest that mental disorders due to qigong and schizophrenia-like psychosis are two different types of mental disorders.