Relationship of clinical and demographic characteristics of schizophrenia patients to rehabilitation status.

Objectives: To identify the relationship between demographic, clinical and treatment variables and measures of psychiatric rehabilitation status among chronic schizophrenia patients residing in rehabilitation hostels in the community.

Method: Demographic and clinical data were collected from a sample of 89 patients. The data included: age, gender, education, origin immigration status, age of onset of the illness, family history of mental illness, early parental loss status, psychiatric symptoms (measured by the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale) and compliance with medication.