Konstantinos Tsirigotis, Wojciech Gruszczyński
Needs and values of outpatients with schizophrenia, treated with classic neuroleptics and with risperidone  37
Summary
The purpose of this study was to compare psychological functioning (especially needs structure and values hierarchy) of individuals diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia treated with risperidone and those treated with classic neuroleptic medication. 30 outpatients (14 females and 16 males) with paranoid schizophrenia treated with risperidone and 30 matched treated with classic neuroleptics have been surveyed by using the Polish version of: Adjective Check List (ACL), Stern Activities Index (SAI) and Rokeach Value Survey (RVS). It was found out that those afflicted with paranoid schizophrenia and treated with risperidone have greater intensity of felt needs and personality traits lending themselves to better psychological, personality and social adjustment and regard values associated with self-actualisation and coping in life higher than those treated with phenotiazine neuroleptics where the greater intensity of traits tied to worse psychological and personality adjustment was found which impede social adaptation.