Adattamento Premorboso, differenze di genere e Disturbi dello Spettro Schizofrenico

摘要

In the premorbid period schizophrenic subjects often show deficits in social competence and behaviour deviance. Recent studies have shown that premorbid adjustment is associated with gender, type of onset, negative symptoms, outcome and quality of life in schizophrenia. According to the majority of authors, males manifest the disease earlier and display more severe premorbid dysfunctions, intellectual impairment and social deficits. On the contrary, women manifest onset symptoms later in life, complete their studies, get married or establish intimate relationships more frequently than males. A higher age of onset, better premorbid functioning, and a more favorable course of the disease may justify the better clinical and social outcome generally observed in women.