1. Clinical symptoms and social functioning in schizophrenia
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Escandell MJ, GEMMA PRAT VIGUÉ, García-Franco M, JOSÉ RAMÓN MARTIN MARTÍNEZ, Ochoa S, Ingrid Tortadès Arumí, Vilamala S, Verdaguer-Rodríguez M, and Casas E
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Rehabilitación ,Síntomas clínicos ,Rehabilitation ,Social functioning ,Funcionamiento social ,Schizophrenia ,Esquizofrenia ,Clinical symptoms - Abstract
INTRODUCTION: The aim of the present study was to assess the relationship between social functioning and clinical symptoms in people with schizophrenia, analyzing the influence of both global social functioning and the specific aspects of social functioning, assertiveness and communication skills in the explanation of type of symptoms. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A cross-sectional descriptive study composed of 125 people diagnosed with schizophrenia was performed. Patients were assessed with the Communication Skills Questionnaire (CSQ), the Gambrill and Richey Assertiveness Inventory (GR), the Global Assessment of Functioning Scale (GAF) and the Global Assessment of Social Functioning Scale (SOFAS), Social Functioning Scale (SFS), Life Skills Profile (LSP) scale and the Clinical Global Impression scale for Schizophrenia (CGI-S). RESULTS: SOFAS, LSP and GR are related to each of the subscales and total scores of symptoms (p
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- 2020