Author(s)

Shinichi Chiba^1*, Masahito Tomotake¹, Masatomo Aono², Hidefumi Toshimitsu³, Tetsuro Ohmori⁴

¹Department of Mental Health, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan.
²Department of Psychiatry, Jounan Hospital, Tokushima, Japan.
³Department of Psychiatry, Daiichi Hospital, Tokushima, Japan.
⁴Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan.

Objective: The aim of the present study is to explore clinical factors associated with basic ability of social life in schizophrenia inpatients. Methods: The subjects were 50 inpatients with schizophrenia (DSM-IV). Their mean age was 53.08 (SD = 12.08) years. Social life functioning was evaluated using the Rehabilitation Evaluation of Hall and Baker (REHAB). Cognitive function was assessed with the Brief Assessment of Cognition in Schizophrenia (BACS) and clinical symptoms with the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS), the Calgary Depression Scale for Schizophrenia and the Drug-Induced Extrapyramidal Symptoms Scale (DIEPSS). Results: The REHAB deviant behavior score showed a significant correlation with the PANSS positive syndrome score (r = 0.55, p < 0.01) and the REHAB general behavior score had significant correlations with the PANSS positive syndrome score (r = 0.28, p < 0.05), the PANSS negative syndrome score (r = 0.53, p < 0.01), and the DIEPSS score (r = 0.43, p < 0.01). However, there was no significant correlation between the scores of the REHAB and the BACS. Conclusion: These results suggest that negative and drug-induced extrapyramidal symptoms are much more important factors related to lowered basic ability of social life of schizophrenia inpatients than cognitive function.

Schizophrenia, Inpatient, Social Life Functioning, Cognitive Function

Chiba, S. , Tomotake, M. , Aono, M. , Toshimitsu, H. and Ohmori, T. (2016) Clinical Correlates Associated with Basic Ability of Social Life in Schizophrenia Inpatients. Open Journal of Psychiatry, 6, 71-75. doi: 10.4236/ojpsych.2016.61008.