الفهرس 
Phenomenology of schizophreniaOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
Background: Depressive symptoms are commonly occurring in patients with schizophrenia. When associated with schizophrenia, the impact of depression may be even greater on psychosocial functioning and quality of life. Objectives: to assess depressive symptoms, quality of life and functional outcome in a group of schizophrenic patients, as well as to highlight the different factors affecting them. Subjects and Methods: a consecutive sample of 59 schizophrenic patients were recruited from El-Abasseya mental hospital, from the outpatient clinics, with age ranging from 20-50 years old, they were stable as regards their clinical symptoms for the last 6 months. They were assessed as regards symptoms severity using Positive and Negative Symptoms Scale (PANSS), depressive symptoms using Calgary Depression Scale for Schizophrenia and quality of life using PECASSE scale. Results: 21 schizophrenic patients had a comorbid depression (35.6%), 42.9% of depressed patients had positive past history of SUD versus 18.4% of non-depressed. (P= 0.043). There was an inversely proportional relation between depression and age with Pearson Correlation (-0.258) and (P=0.049) as well as QOL subscales (physical, cognitive social and affective).
Conclusion: depression in patients with schizophrenia could be related to age of the patients, having a past history of SUD as well as their quality of life