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Study Type:
Quantitative Study

Sample Size:
130

The Research party:
Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine Health Sciences Centre, Kuwait University, Kuwait

Main Idea or Research Questions:
The objectives of the study were to: (1) highlight the pattern of symptoms among Kuwaiti subjects with schizophrenia, using the ICD-10 symptom checklist; (2) assess the factor structure of the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale 18 (BPRS-18) and BPRS-24, and (3) evaluate the relationship of the resulting factors with sociodemographic characteristics, age at onset of Illness, family history of mental Illness, objective indicators of quality of life, self-esteem, affect balance, family caregiver burden, patient’s perceptions of service satisfaction and needs for care.