The study of difference between the frequency of positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia in people with different cultural backgrounds

The overall goal of this research is to investigate the difference between the frequency of positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia in people with different cultural backgrounds. The population consisted of all patients with schizophrenia to patients with schizophrenia Baharan Psychiatric of Zahedan and Ibn Sina Psychiatric of Mashhad from April 2013 to September 2013. In order to achieve appropriate statistical analysis is provided that allows a group of participants, as a whole, 64 patients were selected for this project, the 32 patients with schizophrenia in Baharan Psychiatry of Zahedan and 32 patients with schizophrenia in Ibn Sina Psychiatry of Mashhad were selected in this study is available in sampling methods. Tools used TST PANSS (Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale for schizophrenia). For data analysis, descriptive statistics, frequency tables were used. . The results showed that the frequency of hallucinations according Location Mashhad 15 people have auditory hallucinations , visual 1 , 6 auditory - visual hallucinations and 10 are also associated with the frequency depending on the type of illusion Location Zahedan showed that 10 cases of illusion hearing , 4 out of sight, 3 people hearing – vision and 15 were not hallucinations. In terms of content, frequency of hallucinations Mashhad Location 8 contains the illusion that sound familiar, 10 unfamiliar voice, one people, religious, political n = 3 and 10 contained no illusion. Zahedan is also associated with the frequency content of the delusion in terms of location reveals that hallucinations are 5 contains sound familiar, 10 unfamiliar voices, 1 Other, 1 and 15 were political.

schizophrenia, type and content of delusions, cultural backgrounds.