Life and Need Satisfaction among Patients with First Episode Psychoses

Purpose of the present study were to assess the levels of life satisfaction and social need satisfaction among recently recovered inpatients who had first episode of psychotic illness and compare their reported life and social need satisfaction. The study included total 60 indoor patients, 30 with first episode of mania with psychotic symptoms and 30 with schizophrenia under treatment for the first time. Both groups were assessed through Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale, Life Satisfaction Scale and Sociogenic need Satisfaction Scale.