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A Comparative Study of Life Events in Schizophrenic and Bipolar Mood Disorder Patients

Due to the importance of stress as a precipitating factor in mental disorders , this cross-sectional retrospective study was conducted on 80 and 72 bipolar mood disorder (BMD) cases schizophrenic to compare and evaluate their life events . Paykel et al questionnaire was used for data collection ; the obtained data were analyzed using p-test and new Mann-Witney U-test . The frequency of life events in BMD cases and schizophrenics were 286 and 296 respectively; the difference was not found to be significant . In these two groups , no significant differences were found between ʹliterate - illiterateʹ and ʹsingle - marriedʹ population . Among BMD patients , no significant diffeence , in the frequency of life events , was found between between men and women ;whereas , the frequency of life evets in schizophrenic women was significantly higher than their men counterparts . A change in the conditions of the living environment , with a higher frequency in scizophrenics , was the only life event which had a significant difference among the subjects of this study .