Abstract
The aim of the study was to compare the social functioning (SF) indicators in males and females with paranoid schizophrenia. The study included 116 patients with paranoid schizophrenia up to ICD-10 diagnostic criteria. The first group (males) included 62 patients, mean age 45.6 ± 10.2 years, the second group (female) included 54 patients, mean age 46.1 ± 10.7 years. Clinical-psychopathological, clinical-archive and statistical methods were used in the study. It was found that the level of SF was higher in females in the areas of interpersonal relationships, marital (excluding sexual) relationships, sexual relations (including in the family), and in the everyday life organizing. Females often visited shops and used public transport. No differences between groups were obtained in the indicators of disability, present time employment, length of professional occupation, dynamics of financial position during the illness, family status. This may be explained by the age and duration of the disease. Gender mainstreaming can contribute to a more differentiated approach in providing psychosocial care to patients with paranoid schizophrenia.
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