title: [Effect of social factors on the long-term course of schizophrenia].
abstract: On the basis of the literature and of his own research concerning the long-term-evolution and the vocational rehabilitation of schizophrenics, the author shows that social factors play an important role in the long-term-evolution of schizophrenia. Of particular importance is the influence of the therapeutic setting, of overtaxing "life-events", of the family atmosphere, of the institutional infrastructure, of the expectations of the social environment, and of several socio-economic and cultural factors. Biological and psychosocial influences can be combined into a multiconditional model of schizophrenia in three phases, in which the vulnerability- und information-processing-hypothesis are central. This model leads to interesting consequences for the prevention and the therapy of schizophrenia.
mesh_terms: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005190:Family; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008960:Models, Psychological; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000628:therapy*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012923:Social Class; D012931:Social Environment; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents
vernacular_title: Zum Einfluss sozialer Faktoren auf den Langzeitverlauf der Schizophrenie.