A Comparative Study of the Difference in Frequency of Type and Content of Delusions based on the Place of Residence in Persons Afflicted with Schizophrenia with Different Cultural Backgrounds

ABSTRACT: The overall goal of this study is to investigate the difference in frequency of type and content of delusions based on the place of residence in persons afflicted with Schizophrenia with different cultural backgrounds. The population of this study includes all the patients afflicted with Schizophrenia visiting Baharan Department of Psychiatry in Zahedan and all patients afflicted with Schizophrenia visiting Ebne-Sina Department of Psychiatry in Mashhad from April 2012 until September 2012. In order to access a group of subjects so that the possibility of proper statistical analysis is provided generally 46 individuals were selected among which 32 patients were afflicted with Schizophrenia in Baharan Department of Psychiatry in Zahedan and 32 patients were afflicted with Schizophrenia in Ebne-Sina Department of Psychiatry in Mashhad. In this study, the sampling method is the accessible method. The tool used is TST PANSS (scale of positive and negative syndromes for patients afflicted with Schizophrenia). For data analysis through descriptive statistics, the table of frequency has been used. The results showed that regarding the frequency of the type of delusion based on the place of residence patients afflicted with Schizophrenia in Mashhad have been allocated the highest percentage of persecutory delusions compared with the other delusions while patients afflicted with Schizophrenia in Zahedan have been allocated the lowest percentage of persecutory delusions compared with other delusions and the patients of Mashhad. Furthermore, regarding the frequency of delusion based on the place of residence the patients afflicted with Schizophrenia in Mashhad have shown a higher percentage of media content compared with the patients afflicted with Schizophrenia in Zahedan. Also, the family content of delusions based on the place of residence in Mahhad has been observed more compared with Zahedan. Keywords: Schizophrenia, Type and Content of Delusions, Cultural Background

Schizophrenia, Type and Content of Delusions, Cultural Background