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KMID : 0377219990240020146
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Medical Journal of Chosun Univercity
1999 Volume.24 No. 2 p.146 ~ p.154
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Sociodemographic and Clinical characteristics of Schizophrenics Admitted in a Mental Hospital
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Ahn Ju-Hong
Kim Hack-Ryul
Kim Myung-Kyu
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Abstract
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Objectives and Methods: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the sociodemographic characteristics, clinical characteristics, season of birth and consequence of these characteristics in recently admitted schizophrenics and to compare these results with earlier studies. The author retrospectively reviewed the hospital records of the 103 schizophrenics admitted to Naju National Mental Hospital from January to December 1997. The data analysis was performed by the chi-square test.
Results: 1)Age distribution was most frequent in the 20s for both sexes(47.6%), and the sex ratio of male: female was 1: 0.9 2)Unmarried(92.6%), non-religion(66.7%), unemployed(83.3%) was more frequent in male patients and the mean age of onset was earlier(24.4) in male patients. 3)Married or cohabiting(42.9%), Christian(65.3%), employed(57.1%) was more frequent in female patients and mean age of onset was later(27.4) in female patients. 4)Education level, subtype and age of onset were most frequent in high school(52.4%), paranoid type(68.0%) and in the 20s(57.3%) for both sexes respectively. 5)ln the seasonal distribution of birth, there was no significant difference among spring, summer, autumn and winter and no significant differences according to age of onset and subtypes. 6)Subtypes had no significant difference according to Age of onset.
Conclusion: This study suggests that the mean age of onset is similar in both sexes of recent times. The catatonic and disorganized type has a descending tendency in incidence according to the progression of time. There was no correlation between the season of birth and age of onset, subtypes. There was no correlation between age of onset and subtype.
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KEYWORD
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Schizophrenics, Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics, Season of birth
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