Personal hygiene in individuals with a diagnosis of schizophrenia: the role of gender, clinical characteristics, and the body self

CONCLUSIONS: Individuals with a diagnosis of schizophrenia in a stable mental state manifest deficits in personal hygiene that are related not so much to negative body image as to a disturbed body experience. The determinants of hygiene deficits in schizophrenia are gender-dependent. The study did not include individuals with severe illness, which helps to understand the lack of correlation between negative symptoms of schizophrenia and PH in the male study group.PMID:38345123 | DOI:10.12740/PP/152317
Source: Psychiatria Polska - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: research