Abstract

One of the most severe and persistent psychiatric diseases that lasts for at least six months is schizophrenia. There are major mental and physical comorbidities, a high prevalence, a chronic course, and extremely large individual and social costs (lost productivity and increased medical expenses). “The mental disability known as "psychosis," which is a prevalent occurrence in schizophrenia, is characterised by hallucinations, sensory perception problems, or delusions. The disorder is brought on by biopsychosocial factors, such as perinatal, genetic, neuroanatomical, neurochemical, and other biological problems. Material and Methods-This was a hospital based case-control study consisting of Fifty diagnosed patients with schizophrenia upto age group of 65 years attending psychiatry department were included as cases and Fifty healthy age and gender matched healthy controls participated as controls in the study. A written and informed consent to all the participants of both the groups was taken after explaining the purpose and details of the study. Using ECi, serum TSH, T3, and T4 are estimated. Utilizing Vitros 4600, calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus are also calculated.

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