Current social functioning in adult-onset schizophrenia and its relation with positive symptoms

In schizophrenia, relation exists between psychopathology and social functioning.

Determining relationship of positive symptoms with current social functioning in adult-onset (≥19 years) schizophrenia.

Eighty schizophrenia patients [ICD-10-DCR], of both sexes (18-60 years), on follow-up for ≥6 months, with no change of diagnosis and without co-morbidities, having onset of illness ≥19 years of age, accompanied by informants having contact with the patient for a period of >12 months prior the first psychiatric contact or symptom onset were assessed with SCARF- Social Functioning Index and SAPS.

Family role, occupational role, and other social role have negative correlation with all positive symptoms.

Current social functioning has significant negative correlation with concurrent positive symptoms.