CHSJ

Curr Health Sci J, vol. 44, no. 2, 2018

Social Functioning in Schizophrenia Clinical Correlations

[Original paper]

M.M. DUTESCU(1), R.E. POPESCU(1), L. BALCU(1), L.C. DUICA(2), L.M. STRUNOIU(3), D.O. ALEXANDRU(4), M.C. PIRLOG(4)


(1)Chronic Hospital of Psychiatry, Dumbraveni, Romania,
(2)Lucian Blaga University Sibiu, Faculty of Medicine, Sibiu, Romania,
(3)University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Faculty of Medicine, Craiova, Romania,
(4)University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Faculty of Medicine, Craiova, Romania


Abstract:

Schizophrenia remains one of the major psychiatric disorder with huge social and economic costs for the individual and community. The role of psycho-social factors is important both on the etiopathogenesis of the illness and its evolution, lack of social functioning and associated stress have impact on everyday life of people with this diagnosis. Our study of 100 subjects with schizophrenia has showed significant correlations between clinical and social items: bigger number of admissions, longest duration of the evolution, cognitive deficits, smoking, suicidal behavior, age, marital status, smoking, and level of perceived stress. The social functioning was influenced by these factors, and the therapeutically management during the hospitalization does not showed an improvement of the social function.


Keywords: social functioning, schizophrenia, perceived stress, suicidal behavior, cognitive deficits



Corresponding: Livia Mihaela Strunoiu, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Doctoral School, Craiova, Romania; e-mail: miha_liv@yahoo.com


DOI 10.12865/CHSJ.44.02.10 - Download PDF
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