Current social functioning in adult-onset schizophrenia and its relation with positive symptoms.
BACKGROUND
In schizophrenia, relation exists between psychopathology and social functioning.


OBJECTIVE
Determining relationship of positive symptoms with current social functioning in adult-onset (≥19 years) schizophrenia.


METHODS
Eighty schizophrenia patients [ICD-10-DCR], of both sexes (18-60 years), on follow-up for ≥6 months, with no change of diagnosis and without co-morbidities, having onset of illness ≥19 years of age, accompanied by informants having contact with the patient for a period of >12 months prior the first psychiatric contact or symptom onset were assessed with SCARF- Social Functioning Index and SAPS.


RESULTS
Family role, occupational role, and other social role have negative correlation with all positive symptoms.


CONCLUSIONS
Current social functioning has significant negative correlation with concurrent positive symptoms.
Psychiatrist, West Bengal Health Service, Govt. of West Bengal, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Partha S
PS
Kundu
Department of Psychiatry, Central Institute of Psychiatry, Kanke, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.
Vinod K
VK
Sinha
Montfordshire Partnership, NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Sarita E
SE
Paul
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Pushpal
P
Desarkar
Positive symptoms; psychopathology; schizophrenia; social functioning