Socio-Demographic correlates of Impulsivity in Patients with Schizophrenia
Ramdintluangi* Zokaitluangi**
Abstract
Schizophrenia is a chronic psychiatric disorder that is characterised by profound disturbances in cognition, emotion and behaviour. Despite its prevalence in the Indian population, studies about the disorder are at an infant stage with socio-demographic and psychological correlates remaining a critical yet underexplored aspect, particularly in the Mizoram context. The present study aimed to investigate the socio-demographic profile of 40 patients diagnosed with schizophrenia in different hospitals in Mizoram and compare them with matched healthy controls on Impulsivity using Barratt Impulsiveness Scale Version 11 (BIS-11). The findings revealed high prevalence of low educational attainment (72%), unemployment (78%), rural residence (56%), low income (62%), winter birth (78%), substance use (62%) and history of psychiatric illness in family (86%) with a significantly higher level of impulsivity among patients with schizophrenia as compared to healthy controls (p<0.01). The study also highlights the influence of social disadvantages, environmental stress and neuropsychological dysfunction in the manifestation and outcome of schizophrenia, further implicating the need for early identification, prevention and integration of socio-demographic risk profiling in clinical practice.
Keywords: Schizophrenia, healthy controls, socio-demographic profile, impulsivity
DOI: https://doi.org/10.67067/MEJ.2026.XII204
