RT - Journal Article T1 - A Comparison of Coping Strategies Between Schizophrenia and Bid Patients JF - icss YR - 2004 JO - icss VO - 5 IS - 4 UR - http://icssjournal.ir/article-1-292-en.html SP - 30 EP - 35 AB - Objective: To compare the coping strategies in patients with schizophrenia and bipolar-I-disorder (BID). Method: Ninety-nine outpatients with schizophrenia or BID that were in "partial remission" were consecutively recruited for this cross-sectional study. The Coping Strategies Questionnaire which includes five coping strategies of denial, internalization, externalization, emotional outlet and anger was completed for all the participants. Results: The average coping strategies in two patient groups showed no significant difference in quantity and type of coping, but a significant difference was found between two genders regardless of their axis I diagnosis. The female patients showed a remarkable trend towards using more coping strategies than the males. Conclusion: This study suggests the necessity of considering the particular ways of coping in different diagnostic groups. The importance of incorporating the coping strategies in the clinical formulation is also stated. LA eng UL http://icssjournal.ir/article-1-292-en.html M3 ER -