title: [Do schizophrenic psychoses lead to a reversal of sex-specific role behavior? Results of an explorative study].
abstract: Some findings reported in literature suggest a reversal of sex-specific role behavior in schizophrenic patients. To test this hypothesis, a secondary analysis of the psychopathological status documented in the charts of first admitted schizophrenic patients was carried out. The patients came from a defined geographical region. Operationalized diagnostic criteria were applied. The influence of confounding variables was controlled. Our findings do not support the hypothesized sex-specific role enactment reversal. Schizophrenic men and women showed far more similarities than differences which were, contrary to our expectations, in agreement with general sex-dependent behavioral patterns and in no way specific for schizophrenia.
authors.affiliation: Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit, Abteilung Psychiatrische Soziologie, Mannheim.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Angermeyer
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Grottker
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007062:Identification, Psychological; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology
vernacular_title: Kommt es bei schizophrenen Psychosen zur Umkehr geschlechtsspezifischen Rollenverhaltens? Ergebnisse einer explorativen Studie.