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The social network of patients with schizoaffective disorder as compared to patients with diabetes and to healthy individuals

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  • Nettelbladt, Per
  • Svensson, Carina
  • Serin, Ulrika
  • Öjehagen, Agneta

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The social network was evaluated by means of the self-rating scale 'Interview Schedule for Social Interaction' (ISSI) and semi-structured interviews in married patients with a DSM-III diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder (N = 17, partners, N = 16), married patients with diabetes (N = 10, partners, N = 10) and in married healthy individuals (N = 8, partners, N = 8). The two latter groups were comparison control groups matched for sex and age to the patients with a schizoaffective disorder. The scores on the ISSI and its subscales for the groups were compatible to those found in other Swedish studies. Patients with a schizoaffective disorder both experienced that they had less access to (AVAT) and were less satisfied with their deep emotional relations (ADAT). The same patients had a higher level of neuroticism as compared to the rest. The patients with a schizoaffective disorder had less often than the patients with diabetes been informed about their disease. Moreover, the partners to the patients with a schizoaffective disorder had not been informed about the disease and experienced that they had fewer social contacts (AVSI). A challenge for the professional network in psychiatry is to improve the information and education to families in which one member is struck by a schizoaffective disorder.

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  • Nettelbladt, Per & Svensson, Carina & Serin, Ulrika & Öjehagen, Agneta, 1995. "The social network of patients with schizoaffective disorder as compared to patients with diabetes and to healthy individuals," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 41(6), pages 901-907, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:41:y:1995:i:6:p:901-907
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    2. Magliano, Lorenza & Fiorillo, Andrea & Malangone, Claudio & De Rosa, Corrado & Maj, Mario, 2006. "Social network in long-term diseases: A comparative study in relatives of persons with schizophrenia and physical illnesses versus a sample from the general population," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 62(6), pages 1392-1402, March.

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