Socio-demography and psychosis symptom severity among male schizophrenia – Diagnosed patients of MOH Mental Health Facilities, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; a correlational study
Schizophrenia is a chronic and disabling condition that has a large impact on the patient's life with Psychosis as its primary symptom paving a debilitating condition for the patient including the patient's significant others. Because of its severity and its prevalence, the World Health Organization (WHO) classify schizophrenia as one of the leading causes of disability in developed countries worldwide (Murray& Lopez, 1996). There is even a question on current statistics on prevalence in developing and third-world countries.
Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Gil Parentela, Homod Alharbi, Ammar Alahmadi, Hamoud Alburkani, Ibrahim Aljumayi Source Type: research
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