Author/Authors
Usta, Haluk SB. Erenköy Ruh ve Sinir Hastalıkları Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Turkey , Sevinç, Ergün SB. Erzincan Üniversitesi Mengücek Gazi Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Turkey , Güleç, Hüseyin SB. Erenköy Ruh ve Sinir Hastalıkları Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Turkey
Title Of Article
A Comparison of Quality of Life in Patients with Alexithymic and Non-Alexithymic Schizophrenia: A Preliminary Report
شماره ركورد
23987
Abstract
Purpose: The impairment the quality of life in schizophrenia should be seen as a public health problem rather than a psychiatric approach. The aim of this study was to improve the life quality of the patients with schizophrenia in terms of providing a different approach in order to examine the alexithymia. Material and Methods: This study was conducted with patients who were treated a outpatients in Erenköy Mental and Nervous Diseases Training and Research Hospital Psychotic Disorders and Schizophrenia Outpatient Clinic. The data collection form, the World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire-Short Form (WHOQOL-BREF-TR) and the 20- item Toronto Alexithymia Scale were administered to 152 patients with schizophrenia who accepted to participate in this study.Results: The life quality of the alexithymic patients with schizophrenia compared to non-alexithymic patients with schizophrenia, in all sub-scales were found to be statistically significantly lower. Conclusion: When the individuals with schizophrenia were divided into two groups as alexithymia or non-alexithymia, it was observed that the group with alexithymia was affected adversely in all areas of life quality. It was stated alexithymia caused an unexpected progress in schizophrenia.
From Page
107
NaturalLanguageKeyword
Schizophrenia , alexithymia , quality of life
JournalTitle
Cukurova Medical Journal
To Page
112
JournalTitle
Cukurova Medical Journal
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