Sex differences in loneliness, social isolation, and their impact on psychiatric symptoms and cognitive functioning in schizophrenia
Loneliness and social isolation are more pronounced in male SCZ patients than in female patients. Both loneliness and social isolation are positively related to psychiatric symptoms in male patients, while loneliness is negatively associated with cognitive functioning in female patients.
Authors
- Shen Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2591-6934)
- Yanyan Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9358-5866)
- Nannan Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6667-7901)
- Yanzhe Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4410-9094)
- Lili Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3607-0786)
- Tian Tian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4152-3361)
- Xiaofei Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1377-7340)
- Qiaona Jiang
- Chenghao Lu
- Jinghui Chi
Institutions
- Tianjin Anding Hospital (CN)
- Tianjin Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Psychiatry
- Published
- 2024-12-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-024-06333-7
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Tianjin Municipal Education Commission