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- Title
The Association among Submissive Behavior, Positive-Negative Symptom Severity and Depressive Symptoms in Inpatient Women with Schizophrenia.
- Authors
Hacıoğlu, Münevver; Fıstıkçı, Nurhan; Yosmaoğlu, Ahmet; Keyvan, Ali; Yildirim, Ejder Akgün
- Abstract
Objective: In this study the potential connections among submissive behavior, severity of positive and nega-tive and depressive symptoms of schizophrenia are investigated in inpatient schizophrenic women prior to discharge. Method: 62 consecutive female inpatients under treatment for schizophrenia diagnosed according to DSM IV were included in the study. Patients were evaluated after the completion of acute treatment, during the treatment in subacute ward prior to discharge. A semi-structured sociodemographic and clinical assessment form, Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS), Calgary Depression Scale for Schizophrenia (CDSS), Sub-missive Behaviors Scale (SBS) and UKU (Udvalg for Klinikse Undersogelser) Side Effect Rating Scale were gi-ven to the patients. Findings: Average age of the patients was 38.59±8.68. SBS score was not significantly correlated with the scores of either PANSS total and total subscale scores (p>0.05). Among PANSS positive symptoms subscale items only delusions (p=0.005) were negatively and among negative symptoms subscale items only difficulty in abstract thinking (p=0.01) was positively correlated with submissive behavior. No statistically significant as-sociation was found between SBS scores and pre-discharge depression levels of the subjects (p>0.05). Discussion and Conclusion: Contrary to expectations, the association among submissive behavior and se-verity of schizophrenic and depressive symptoms might not be a straightforward positive association as it might first appear. The fact that more severe delusions are seen in less submissive women might suggest complex mental mechanisms in operation.
- Subjects
SUBMISSIVENESS; SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors; DELUSIONS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; DRUG side effects
- Publication
Yeni Symposium, 2013, Vol 51, Issue 1, p51
- ISSN
1300-8773
- Publication type
Article