Abstract
Introduction and Objectives: Schizophrenia is a chronic psychotic disorder with unknown etiology that causes cognitive impairment and influences thinking, behavior and social function. This study considered the dream content of patients with schizophrenia. The study had two goals. Materials and Methods: Participants were 36 inpatients with schizophrenia whose medications were stable for at least four weeks. A 14-item dream content questionnaire was administered for all the participants and the Positive and Negative Symptoms Scale (PANSS) was administered for the two groups of hospitalized patients. Results: Results showed that the dream content of the schizophrenia had the most complexity. No significant differences were found between the positive and negative subscales of PANSS and any of the dream questionnaire subscales. The dream content of patients with schizophrenia included more familiar acquaintances, more females, more joyful content and lesser innocuous components. Conclusion: Our results suggest that there were a few changes in the dream content of the schizophrenic patients. Acknowledgements: The authors wish to express gratitude to all those who participated in this study.
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