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Gender differences and outcome in schizophrenia: a 2-year follow-up study in a large community sample

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

J. Usall ,
S. Ochoa ,
S. Araya ,
M. Márquez  and
NEDES group (Assessment Research Group in Schizophrenia)
J. Usall*
Affiliation:
Sant Joan de Déu, Serveis Salut Mental, C/ Dos de Maig 290 Esol 3a 08025, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
S. Ochoa
Affiliation:
Sant Joan de Déu, Serveis Salut Mental, C/ Dos de Maig 290 Esol 3a 08025, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
S. Araya
Affiliation:
Sant Joan de Déu, Serveis Salut Mental, C/ Dos de Maig 290 Esol 3a 08025, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
M. Márquez
Affiliation:
Sant Joan de Déu, Serveis Salut Mental, C/ Dos de Maig 290 Esol 3a 08025, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
*
*Corresponding author. E-mail address: [email protected] (J. Usall).
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Abstract

This study examined gender differences in the short-term (2 years) course of schizophrenia in a sample of 200 schizophrenic (DSM-IV criteria) outpatients (74 women and 126 men). Number and length of hospitalizations during the prospective follow-up were recorded. After 2 years, men were found to have more hospitalizations and longer stays than women. Among subjects who had at least one hospitalization (12 women and 38 men), men had greater length of hospitalization. In conclusion, schizophrenic women had a significantly better short-term outcome.

Keywords

Gender differencesSchizophreniaCourse of illness
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Original article
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European Psychiatry , Volume 18 , Issue 6 , October 2003 , pp. 282 - 284
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Copyright © Éditions scientifiques et médicales Elsevier SAS 2003

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