The relationship of perceived family criticism and other risk factors to violence among patients with schizophrenia

Conclusion: Positive symptoms of schizophrenia, male sex, noncompliance with treatment, a history of violence, and perceived family criticism were found to be associated with violence among schizophrenic patients in the current study. All these factors should be considered in the treatment regimen of schizophrenia to decrease violence among these patients.
Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Tags: Original articles Source Type: research