Kushnir Yu.
Ph.D, Head of Department
Municipal Non-Profit Enterprise «Clinical Hospital “Psykhiatriia”», Kyiv

Abstract
331 patients with schizophrenia took part in the study: 252 patients with negative symptoms of schizophrenia (main group) and 79 patients with positive symptoms of schizophrenia (comparison group). The research used a comprehensive approach, consisting in the use of psychometric (personal and social functioning scales (PSP)) and statistical research methods. The analysis of the features of social functioning in patients with schizophrenia made it possible to determine that patients with negative symptoms were characterized by the presence of significant violations in socially useful activities and personal and social interaction. In patients with positive symptoms of schizophrenia, significant violations in the field of self-care and in the field of aggressive behavior patterns were noted. The obtained data can be used to create treatment and rehabilitation programs and improve the strategy of psychocorrective care for patients with schizophrenia.

Keywords: schizophrenia, negative symptoms, positive symptoms, social functioning, social interaction, self-care, community service