[Results of the socioeconomic study of the population of patients with schizophrenia].

The authors provide the results of an analysis of direct and indirect expenses for schizophrenic patients (n-386) depending on certain social factors. The analysis has shown a wide variability of expenses for patients depending on the level of education and skills, the character of work organization, familial status, and living conditions. The social parameters exerting the most essential influence on the magnitude and character of expenses for schizophrenic patients, incurred by the state have also been defined. Adequate financing of the appropriate social and rehabilitation programs may produce an appreciable effect on the patients social status, lead to a decrease of expenses for them, which later will warrant the primary expenses for the programs.