A STUDY OF ASSOCIATION BETWEEN BIRTH SEASONALITY, BIRTH ORDER AND SPACING IN SCHIZOPHRENIC PATIENTS
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 5
Abstract
BACKGROUND Schizophrenia is a major psychiatric illness characterised mainly by abnormal thinking as well as changes in mood and perception. Western studies tell that Schizophrenics are born in monsoon contrary to Indian studies. The same controversy exists with birth order and spacing. This study illustrates the strong association of season, birth order and spacing in schizophrenia patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS A case control study with exploratory design of medium sized sampling (n= 40). 40 cases diagnosed as Schizophrenics using ICD10 criteria with patient’s healthy attenders, preferably siblings serve as controls. Data such as birth season, birth spacing and order well known to attenders are included for the study. RESULTS The results obtained are put in tables and the variables are compared among cases and controls by angle of dispersion, parametric and non-parametric tests. CONCLUSION The results are in agreement in most of Indian studies, viz. Winter births, higher birth order and low birth spacing is common in schizophrenic patients.
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Arun Venkatesh M
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