Life Events and Schizophrenia
- 29 January 1986
- journal article
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 148 (1), 12-22
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.148.1.12
Abstract
Using an Arabic version of the PSE, supplemented by CATEGO, we selected 48 patients with acute schizophrenia from the population of the Najd region of Saudi Arabia. Their life-event histories for the six months before onset or relapse were compared with those of 62 control subjects. A postive association between events and onset was established only for married women, although there was a parallel trend for men and single women suffering their first schizophrenic episode. The observed impact of life events was limited to the three weeks before onset. These findings are discussed in the light of Saudi culture.Keywords
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