Screening for Depression among Schizophrenia Patients: A Cross-sectional Study

Abstract

an early sign of a further psychotic episode, because dysphoria is a known precursor of psychotic relapse. Studies of depression in Arab and Saudi patients is scanty; hence, the importance of the current descriptive study. Thus, we aimed to study the prevalence of depression and its demographic and clinical correlates in a sample of inpatients with schizophrenia admitted at Qassim Mental Health Hospital.