A comparison study on stigma of schizophrenia in remission between outpatients and inpatients / 预防医学

ABSTRACT

Objective To analyze the influence of different therapeutic environments on stigma of schizophrenia patients. Methods A total of 70 outpatients and 70 inpatients with schizophrenia in remission in Tongde hospital of Zhejiang province were enrolled and investigated by using Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS),Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS),Treatment Emergent Symptom Scale (TESS)and Clinician's Global Impressions-Severity of Illness Scale (CGI-SI).Results Both outpatients and inpatients had been discriminated and had the situation of stigma and disease concealing.After inpatient treatment,the scores of disease concealing factor and positive effect factor were 2.01 ±0.88 and 1.68 ±0.78 respectively,which were significantly lower than those of outpatients (2.43 ±0.98 and 2.44 ±0.78, respectively,P<0.05 ).Conclusion Outpatient treatment has the influence on reduce stigma and improve the life quality of schizophrenia patients in remission.