Introduction: Schizophrenia is associated to progressive deterioration of the person’s skills in several areas of life. However this fact has not been studied in our population. Objective: To identify the effect of schizophrenia on functioning according to time. Design: Analytical correlational, cross-sectional observational study. Location: Hospital Hermilio Valdizan, Lima, Peru. Participants: Outpatient subjects diagnosed with schizophrenia. Interventions. Interview and application of scales to 136 patients in 4 groups of 34 according to time of sickness. The analysis was performed with t-student tests, Kruskal-Wallis, Mann Whitney U test and Spearman correlation, with a 95% confidence interval, p <0.05. Main outcome measures: Measurement of functioning with the Short Scale Performance Review (FAST) and measurement of psychotic symptoms with the Brief Psychiatric symptoms Rating S...

Background: In March 2020, the Peruvian state introduced quarantine as a measure to control the spread of SARS-CoV-2. It has been suggested that being in quarantine is associated with the development of symptoms of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The present study aims to explore the factors associated with the development of PTSD in a post-quarantine context due to COVID-19 in medical students. Objectives: To evaluate the factors associated with the development of post-quarantine PTSD symptoms in medical students from a Peruvian university. Methods: Analytical cross-sectional study. The objective will be developed after the lifting of the quarantine in Peru. Medical students enrolled during the 2020-01 academic cycle of the Peruvian University of Applied Sciences will be included. To collect the outcome variable (PTSD), the Impact of Event Scale - Revised (IES-R) will be used. Th...