Dyadic relationships of people with schizophrenia.

Creating successful partnerships is important for the overall quality of life. People suffering from schizophrenia experience significant difficulties in entering and maintaining dyadic relationships due to psychotic symptoms, consequences of the disease and its treatment or social stigmatization. Difficulties in creating intimate relationships are noticed already during adolescence, constituting one of the elements of prepsychotic changes.

Characteristics of attachment styles in adults diagnosed with psychotic disorders - a research review.

Attachment theory offers a coherent conceptualisation of emotional bond formation, social functioning and affect regulation, which can be helpful in explaining the onset and course of mental disorders, as well as optimising the healing process. Despite the growing interest in the importance of attachment in psychopathology, this issue has not been explored in the population of patients suffering from psychotic disorders (PD) in Poland. The aim of this study is a comprehensive approach to attachment in adults in the context of PD, i.

Gender dysphoria symptoms in schizophrenia.

Gender dysphoria in individuals with schizophrenia may result from the delusionally changed gender identity or appear regardless of psychotic process. Distinguishing between these situations is not only a diagnostic challenge, but also affects the therapeutic decisionmaking. The review of the literature shows that different delusional beliefs regarding belonging to another gender, anatomy or changes within the genitals affect about one-fourth of patients with schizophrenia.

Gender identity in schizophrenia.

The aim of this paper is to present actual knowledge on how do people with schizophrenia experience themselves in the context of gender and how it affects their functioning. A review of the literature available in PubMed, PsycNET and Google Scholar was performed accordingly. Study of gender identity issues in schizophrenia should take into account both the personal and social dimensions of patients' functioning.