Symptoms and social adjustment of schizophrenic patients as evaluated by their family members: a cross-cultural psychiatric study between offshore islands and an urban city

• Published in: Japanese journal of psychiatry and neurology Vol. 45; no. 3; p. 583
• Main Authors: Otsuka, T, Ohta, Y, Nakane, Y, Yoshitake, K, Tsukasaki, M, Sugasaki, H, Araki, K, Michitsuji, S, Takada, K, Radford, M H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan 01.09.1991
• Subjects: Adult; Cross-Cultural Comparison; Family - psychology; Female; Humans; Japan; Leisure Activities; Male; Middle Aged; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Rural Population; Schizophrenic Psychology; Social Adjustment; Urban Population; Work; Japan

We conducted a comparative study of symptoms and social adjustment of schizophrenic patients on offshore islands and one urban region in Japan. In the evaluation of symptoms and social behavior by family members, no differences were observed between the two regions. Looking at social adjustment in t...