A comparison between psychic profile of parents of schizophrenic patients and parents of non-schizophrenic individuals

A comparison between psychic profile of parents of schizophrenic patients and parents of non-schizophrenic individuals

This study aims to compare psychic profile among parents of schizophrenic patients with parents of nonschizophrenic patients. In this research 100 samples including 50 men and 50 women were selected as parents of patient group using systematic random sampling technique from parents of hospitalized schizophrenic patients in psychiatric ward of GANJAVIAN hospital, patients visiting Dezful psychological clinics and hospitalized schizophrenic patients in SHAFA center for disease in Dezful during May 2016 - July 2016. Also in selection of control group, which was consisted of 100 subjects of parents of normal people with similar age and education as of parents of patient group, parents without mentioned criterion in short form of MMPI2 test were chosen using systematic random sampling technique. This was a causal-comparative study and analysis of data was performed using MANOVA in SPSS. Based on the results of this study, there is a significant difference between psychic profile (hypochondria, depression, hysteria, social deviation, paranoia, psychasthenia, schizophrenia and hypomania) of parents of schizophrenic patients and normal subjects