[Clinical-epidemiological and social-demographic characteristics of patients newly diagnosed with schizophrenia in 2013-2017].

Patients of young working age prevailed in the sample; the onset of symptoms of the disease in men was noted at an earlier age than in women. The disease at an early stage was accompanied by a professional decline and a significant disability. Schizophrenia was most frequently diagnosed in the first visit. There was a clear correlation between an increase in the number of compliance violations and an increase in the duration of the disease. Assessment of the frequency of visits to primary care psychiatrists and admissions to hospitals and day hospitals indicates the increased effectiveness of outpatient psychiatric services in Moscow.