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Title: | Correlation between aggressive behavior and sociodemographic characteristics in patients with schizophrenia at a psychiatry outpatient clinic |
Author: | Nawal Refaat, Magda Fahmy, Wafaa El-Leithy, Haydy Hassan and Khaled Abd El Moez |
Abstract: |
Background
Schizophrenia is associated with an increased risk for violence in the community, which
persists with increasing age, and is found in both the male and the female population.
Objectives
The present study aimed to assess the correlation between aggressive behavior and
sociodemographic characteristics in a sample of patients with schizophrenia at a
psychiatry outpatients` clinic and compare the results with those of normal controls.
Patients and methods
The Arabic version of the Modified Overt Aggressive Scale was used to assess
aggression in 30 patients with schizophrenia who attended the psychiatric outpatient
clinic in Suez Canal University Hospital and in 30 patients who served as a control
group.
Results
All patients showed variable degrees of aggression, and there was a negative
correlation between age and aggression. Women were more aggressive than men.
Aggression is more common in unmarried patients and directly correlated to
educational level and adherence to treatment.
Conclusion
All patients showed variable degrees of aggression. There were many factors related
to this aggression, including the patient age, sex, marital status, educational level, and
adherence to treatment.
Keywords:
aggression, schizophrenia, sociodemographic characteristics
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Journal: | Middle East Curr Psychiatry 24:30–35 |
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