THE THEORY OF MIND AND PSYCHOTIC SYMPTOMS PHENOMENOLOGY IN SUBSTANCE-INDUCED PSYCHOTIC DISORDER AND SCHIZOPHRENIA.

Objective: The study aimed to determine clinical indicators that could be used to differentiate between patients diagnosed with substance-induced psychotic disorder (SIPD) and patients diagnosed with schizophrenia by comparing their psychotic symptoms and theory of mind (ToM).

Methods: The study included 43 male patients diagnosed with schizophrenia according to DSM-5 criteria and 43 male patients diagnosed with SIPD. The patients were administered the Sociodemographic and Clinical Data Form, Scale for the Assessment of Positive Symptoms (SAPS), Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms (SANS), Psychotic Symptom Evaluation Scale (PSYRATS), and Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (RMET).

Relationship of Long Acting Injectable Antipsychotics with Caregiver Burden, Quality of Life, Symptom Severity and Treatment Discontinuation in Schizophrenia.

Objective: Regarding the patients using long acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotic treatment; we aimed to investigate the effect of attitude towards drugs, antipsychotic type and side effects on quality of life, caregiver burden and continuation of treatment.

Method: Our study sample consisted of 110 patients in the age range of 18-65 using LAI antipsychotics for at least 12 weeks with the diagnosis of schizophrenia according to DSM-5 criteria. Sociodemographic and Clinical Data Form, Drug Attitude Inventory 10 (DAI-10), Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS), UKU Side Effect Rating Scale, Quality of Life for Schizophrenia Scale were used for evaluation of patients.