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Purpose: The impairment the quality of life in schizophrenia should be seen as a public health problem rather than a psychiatric approach. The aim of this study was to improve the life quality of the patients with schizophrenia in terms of providing a different approach in order to examine the alexithymia. Material and Methods: This study was conducted with patients who were treated a outpatients in Erenköy Mental and Nervous Diseases Training and Research Hospital Psychotic Disorders and Schizophrenia Outpatient Clinic. The data collection form, the World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire-Short Form (WHOQOL-BREF-TR) and the 20- item Toronto Alexithymia Scale were administered to 152 patients with schizophrenia who accepted to participate in this study. Results: The life quality of the alexithymic patients with schizophrenia compared to non-alexithymic patients with schizophrenia, in all sub-scales were found to be statistically significantly lower. Araştırma Makalesi / Research Article 107 Usta ve ark. Cukurova Medical Journal Conclusion: When the individuals with schizophrenia were divided into two groups as alexithymia or non-alexithymia, it was observed that the group with alexithymia was affected adversely in all areas of life quality. It was stated alexithymia caused an unexpected progress in schizophrenia, Amaç: Şizofrenide görülen yaşam kalitesinin etkilenmesine psikiyatrik yaklaşımdan çok bir halk sağlığı sorunu olarak yaklaşılmalıdır. Bu çalışmanın amacı şizofreni tanılı hastalardaki yaşam kalitesini arttırmak amacıyla farklı bir yaklaşım sağlanması açısından aleksitimi boyutunun incelenmesidir. Materyal ve Metod: Bu çalışma Erenköy Ruh ve Sinir Hastalıkları Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Psikotik Bozukluklar ve Şizofreni Özel Dal Polikliniği’nde ayaktan takip edilen hastalarla yürütüldü. Çalışmaya katılmayı kabul eden 152 şizofreni tanılı hastalara, veri toplama formu, Dünya Sağlık Örgütü Yaşam Kalitesi Ölçeği-Kısa Formu (WHOQOLBREF-TR) ve 20 maddeli Toronto Aleksitimi Ölçeği uygulandı. Bulgular: Aleksitimik olan şizofreni hastalarının olmayanlara göre, yaşam kalitesi tüm alt ölçeklerinde istatistiksel olarak anlamlı olarak düşük olduğu saptandı. Tüm hasta grubunda aleksitimi toplam puan ve alt boyut puanlarının, yaşam kalitesi alt ölçekleriyle olan ilişkilerinde tüm ilişkilerin anlamlılık seviyesinde olduğu görüldü. Sonuç: Şizofreni tanılı bireyler aleksitimik olup olmamaya göre ikiye ayrıldığında, aleksitimik olan grup yaşam kalitesinin her alanında olumsuz etkilenmektedir. Şizofrenide kötü seyir ve sonuçlanma ve doğal olarak gelişen bozulmuş yaşam kalitesine aleksitiminin etkisi olduğu görülmektedir

Purpose: Cognitive functions in schizophrenia have been reported to be reliable predictors and correlates of psychosocial skill and community outcome. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship with frontal functions in patients with schizophrenia to alexithymia dimensions, which is before the onset of clinical signs of deterioration as an indicator. Material and Methods: This study was conducted with patients who were treated as outpatients in Erenkoy Mental and Nervous Diseases Training and Research Hospital Psychotic Disorders and Schizophrenia Outpatient Clinic. The data collection form, Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB) and the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale were administered to 152 patients with schizophrenia who accepted to participate in this study. Results: Of patients diagnosed with schizophrenia alexithymia total score and subscale scores, frontal function and in their relations with sub-scale, was observed level of significance of all relationships. This relationship, after taking control of demographic and clinical variables was observed in the proceeding. Conclusion: It is observed that the alexithymia has effects on the frontal functions of patients with schizophrenia. This mediated effect is related with the clinic of schizophrenia. [Cukurova Med J 2015; 40(1.000): 80-85]

Purpose: The impairment the quality of life in schizophrenia should be seen as a public health problem rather than a psychiatric approach. The aim of this study was to improve the life quality of the patients with schizophrenia in terms of providing a different approach in order to examine the alexithymia. Material and Methods: This study was conducted with patients who were treated a outpatients in Erenkoy Mental and Nervous Diseases Training and Research Hospital Psychotic Disorders and Schizophrenia Outpatient Clinic. The data collection form, the World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire-Short Form (WHOQOL-BREF-TR) and the 20- item Toronto Alexithymia Scale were administered to 152 patients with schizophrenia who accepted to participate in this study. Results: The life quality of the alexithymic patients with schizophrenia compared to non-alexithymic patients with schizophrenia, in all sub-scales were found to be statistically significantly lower. Conclusion: When the individuals with schizophrenia were divided into two groups as alexithymia or non-alexithymia, it was observed that the group with alexithymia was affected adversely in all areas of life quality. It was stated alexithymia caused an unexpected progress in schizophrenia. [Cukurova Med J 2015; 40(1.000): 107-112]