Somatic symptoms in schizophrenia: Association with socio-demographic and clinical characteristics, disability and quality of life

CONCLUSION: Somatic symptoms are common in patients with schizophrenia and are associated with chronicity, refractoriness and negative symptoms, significant disability and poor quality of life. Thus during routine clinical practice, somatic symptoms should be assessed and managed in these patients.PMID:37645357 | PMC:PMC10461576 | DOI:10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_571_22
Source: Indian Journal of Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: research