Background: Schizophrenia is assumed to be developing into a marked disability affecting performances in educational and vocational fields for both males and females. It is a psychiatric disorder that has been proven to be associated with poor occupational skills and functioning. This research aimed at studying the clinical correlates of socio-occupational functioning skills of persons with schizophrenia as per the ICD-10, DCR criteria.
Materials and methods: The is a cross-sectional descriptive study that included 200 participants diagnosed with schizophrenia, in which sociode mographic and clinical data sheet and Socio-occupational Functioning Scale (SOFS) by Saraswat et al. were used.
Results: Mean age of the participants was 34 years, with onset of illness being 24 years of age. The results indicated significant correlation at 0.05 level between the total score of SOFS and age of onset and duration of illness.
Conclusion: It can be concluded that for a better treatment outcome in a disorder like schizophrenia, bio-psychosocial model of treatment is necessary.
Keywords: Illness duration; onset; schizophrenia; socio-occupational functioning.
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