PMID: 7547641Jul 1, 1995Paper

Gender differences in disability: a comparison of married patients with schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Research
R ShankarA A Joseph

Abstract

Gender differences in disability constitute a fertile area of research, as disabilities need to be measured and evaluated in the social context which defines role expectations and consequently the role performance. This paper reports on the differences in disability in married patients with schizophrenia, as marital status is an important determinant of role expectation. The study sample constituted 30 married patients, of both sexes, who satisfied DSM-III criteria for schizophrenia, and were living with their spouse at the time of assessment. Disability was evaluated using the DAS (modified version). The findings indicated that women were more disabled than men on many of the evaluation parameters (p < 0.05); there was also a strong correlation between negative symptoms and disability variables in both the sexes. While a correlation between PSE syndromes and disability variables was seen in the case of males, the relationship was not seen in females. Stepwise regression also revealed that negative symptoms predominated among the factors associated with global disability in both sexes. Most of the reports in the literature reveal that women are less disabled than men. The findings of this study, that women are more disabled tha...Continue Reading

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