Concept of Happiness in Schizophrenia

Abstract

Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder that affects a person's emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. Although the symptoms of schizophrenia vary from person to person, the course of the disorder is generally not mild. In addition to these effects of the disease, patients have to struggle with both social and family problems. Having positive feelings such as hope and happiness for patients during this hard period can be a source of motivation in coping with the disease. Indeed, happiness is a basic dimension of a person's life, related to both functionality and achievement. Happiness is a power that supports mental and psychological well-being in many fields, from healthy living to social interaction in individuals. Happiness in schizophrenia points out less depressive mood, less social isolation, and a more hopeful process for the future and treatment process during the diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of schizophrenia. However, limited data are available on happiness in schizophrenia due to the long-standing belief that anhedonia is an inherent feature in schizophrenia. In this context, this study aims to create awareness about the ignored concept of happiness in patients with schizophrenia and to evaluate happiness in schizophrenia with its clinical and functional results.

Keywords

• Happiness
• Psychiatry
• schizophrenia

Şizofreni Hastalığında Mutluluk Kavramı

Öz

Şizofreni; bireylerin duygu, düşünce ve davranışlarını etkileyen ciddi bir ruhsal bozukluktur. Şizofrenide görülen belirtiler kişiden kişiye farklılık göstermesine rağmen, bozukluğun seyri çoğunlukla hafif olmamaktadır. Hastalığın bu etkilerine ek olarak hastalar gerek toplumsal gerekse ailesel olumsuzluklarla da mücadele etmek durumunda kalmaktadır. Bu zorlu süreçte hastaların umut, mutluluk gibi pozitif duygulara sahip olması hastalıkla baş etmede motivasyon kaynağı olabilmektedir. Nitekim mutluluk; bir kişinin yaşamının hem işlevsellik hem de başarı ile ilgili temel bir boyutudur. Mutluluk, bireylerde sağlıklı yaşamdan sosyal etkileşime kadar birçok alanda ruhsal ve psikolojik esenliği destekleyici güç konumundadır. Şizofrenide mutluluk; şizofreninin tanı, tedavi ve rehabilitasyonu boyunca bireylerde daha az depresif duygudurum, daha az sosyal izolasyon, geleceğe ve tedavi sürecine ilişkin daha umutlu bir sürece işaret etmektedir. Ancak anhedoni'nin şizofrenide doğal bir durum olduğuna dair uzun süredir devam eden inanç nedeniyle, şizofrenide mutluluk hakkında sınırlı veri bulunmaktadır. Bu bağlamda bu çalışmanın amacı, şizofreni hastalarında göz ardı edilen mutluluk kavramı hakkında farkındalık oluşturulması ve şizofrenide mutluluğun hem klinik hem de fonksiyonel ve işlevsel sonuçları ile değerlendirilmesidir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Mutluluk
• Psikiyatri
• şizofreni

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