Relationship between Pre- and Postmorbid Psychological Stress in Schizophrenics

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A study was conducted to determine the relationship between preschizophrenic (childhood, adolescence) problems patients had encountered and the pattern of difficulties facing patients in their adult years. The population consisted of 516 chronic and 125 acute schizophrenics and 95 normal individuals. The instrument used to assess the level of earlier and later difficulty was the Social Stress and Functionability Inventory for Psychotic Disorders. Results demonstrated that schizophrenics encountered more problems in their youth, adolescence and their adult years compared to the normals. Also, both chronic and acute schizophrenics showed a high degree of continuity between earlier and later types of difficulties.

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