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Abstract
This-study was carried out at psychiatry department Zagazig
University Hospital.
The aim of this study was to demonstrate any relationship between
relapse of schizophrenic patients and some biological and psychosocial
factors.
The study consists of two main parts:
(I) The theoretical part where, an extensive review of literature was carried
out and, it was divided into 4 chapters. 1,[ chapter reviewed definition,
diagnosis, types, etiology of schizophrenia and outcome of
schizophrenia. 2nd chapter was assigned to discus, role of immunity in
schizophrenia with proper care of cytokines especially IL-2 and its role
in schizophrenia. 3fd chapter focused on stressful life events and
precipitation of schizophrenia. Finally, the last chapter delt with the
psychosocial factors and their role in relapse, we have discussed in
detailes development. the concept of Expressed Emotion and how to
measure. Different opinions and criticism of this term were mentioned.
(II) The practical part:
One hundred schizophrenic patients were recruited for this study.
They have been divided equally into two groups, the first 50 as the relapsed
group and the other 50 as non-relapsed group.
They were selected randomly from patients admitted to psychiatry
department in Zagazig university Hospital and those attending out patient
clinic. In addition to patients attending out patients clinic in the Health
Insurance Organization.