The Dimensions of Auditory Hallucination in Schizophrenia: Association with Depressive Symptoms and Quality of Life

Autor: Hazli Z, Abdul Hamid Ar, Suzaily W, Azmawati Mn, Janaki
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Scopus-Elsevier
ISSN: 2735-2285
1823-4631
DOI: 10.31436/imjm.v16i2.325
Popis: Introduction: Auditory hallucination (AH) is often unexplored in depth in clinical practice. This study sought to ascertain the relationship between AH, depressive symptoms and quality of life (QOL) and its association with socio-demographic and clinical variables. Methods: This was a cross sectional study done in a psychiatry unit involving 60 schizophrenic patients between 18 to 60 years old. Psychotic Symptom Rating Scale – Auditory Hallucination subscale (PSYRATS-AH), Calgary Depression Scale for Schizophrenia (CDSS) and World Health Organization Quality of Life-Brief scale (WHOQOL-BREF) were used as instruments. Results: Alcohol intake was found to be significantly associated with the severity of AH. A significant moderate positive correlation was found between AH total score and CDSS (r=0.53, p
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