The related correlation of mental characteristics, coping style, social support and mental health between schizophrenia primary affection and convalescent schizophrenia

Abstract

Objective By exploring difference of mental characteristics, coping style, social support and health between schizophrenia primary affection and convalescent schizzy, it's expected that the related rationale will be developed for further formulating treatment for schizophrenia primary affection and convalescent schizophrenia. Methods By taking advantage of symptom checklist, questionnaire of NEO-FFI, Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire, social support scale, we compared 150 schizophrenia primary affection who were under the clinic of new antipsychotics and in convalescent period (schizzy group)with 169 normal persons (normal group)on the mental characteristics, coping style, social support and mental health of individual and correlation. Results The following factors of scl-90 showed statistical significance between patient group and normal group: somatization (1.83±0.14)vs.(1.27±0.48), interpersonal sensitivity(1.96±0.21)vs.(1.65±0.51), depression(1.89±0.24)vs.(1.50±0.59), anxiety(1.69±0.15)vs.(1.39±0.43), photic anxiety (1.56±0.13)vs.(1.23±0.41), psychoticism factors (1.56±0.14)vs.(1.23±0.41)(all P<0.01). The personality traits differences between patient group and normal group were as follows: neuroticism(3.13±0.15)vs.( 2.61±0.36), extraversion (2.96±0.31)vs.(3.19±0.23), agreeableness (3.20± 0.25)vs.(3.48±0.35) and conscientiousness (3.19±0.65)vs.(3.42± 0.16), and all these factors showed statistical significance with P<0.01. The differences of subjective support factors between patients group and normal groups were as follows: subjective support (23.51±3.62)vs.(26.29±3.91), objective support(7.35±2.07)vs.(8.91±2.89), support use (7.61±1.23)vs.( 8.97±1.35) and total score of supports (37.63±6.52)vs.(43.51±6.32) and the scores of patients group were poorer than those of normal group(P<0.01). These two groups also showed statistical significance in coping styles: positive coping style(27.03±6.05)vs.(33.75±4.53) and negative coping style(32.63±5.31)vs.(43.51±6.32), patient group got lower scores than normal group(P<0.01). Depression factor and obsessive compulsive symptom factor, objective support and hostility factor, passive coping and hostility, neuroticism factor in patients group are positive correlation, and photic anxiety factor and obsessive compulsive symptom, depression factor, conscientiousness factor and psychoticism factor, passive coping, neuroticism factor and somatization factor were negative correlation. Conclusion A effective recovery plan of treatment of schizophrenia primary affection and convalescent schizzy must integrate medical perspective, active interest in his personality characteristics, mental health, coping style, social support. Key words: Schizophrenia Convalescent; Personality characteristics; Coping style; Social support; Mental health