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Abstract
The understanding and management of the negative symptoms of schizophrenia is a very important recaptured interest, aiming to reduce the poor long-term functioning associated with these symptoms.
Thus, the negative symptoms of schizophrenia have received an
increasing research attention in the recent years.
The present study was designed to survey (500) schizophrenic patients
aiming theoretically to explore the various concepts concerning the
negative symptoms explained by the up to-date literature reviews about the concept, also, practically by identifying the prevalence of the negative symptoms in a sample of a schizophrenic patients through a cross-sectional survey study, and to find out the socio-demographic and clinical factors associated with it.
The cases were selected as a simple random sample from the inpatients, and those attending the outpatient clinic of Abbasia Mental Health Hospital.
All participants were assessed using a Semi-structured clinical interview sheet; also, all cases were diagnosed according to ICD-10 check list for schizophrenia and its subtypes. The tools were carefully selected to serve the purposes of the study, this included:
1. Semi-structured Clinical Interview Sheet.
2. ICD-10 check list for schizophrenia and its subtypes.
3. Clinical Global Impression scale (CGI).
4. Positive and Negative Symptoms Scale (PANSS).
5. Fahmy and El-Sherbini’s Social Classification Scale.
All data gathered were recorded, tabulated and transferred on
Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) for Windows, Version 10 (1999); using personal computer and the suitable statistical methods were used. Results were displayed to answer questions raised in the aim of this study.