Mohan Isaac|Prabhat Chand|Pratima Murthy
Schizophrenia outcome measures in the wider international community
University of Western Australia|National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences|National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences
outcome schizophrenia described favourable low middleincome countries recently researchers questioned findingsto examine outcome studies carried different countries specifically looking low middleincome countrieslongterm course outcome studies schizophrenia revieweda wide variety outcome measures used frequent clinical symptoms hospitalisation mortality direct indicators socialoccupational functioning marriage social support burden care indirect indicators areas cognitive function duration untreated psychosis quality life effect medication widely studied low middleincome countriesthe outcome schizophrenia appears better low middleincome countries host sociocultural factors cited contributing future research aim understand better outcome need culturespecific instruments measure outcomes