Objective To investigate different demands of schizophrenia inpatients on the content of health education, in order to make preparation for patterned health education.Methods 88 schizophrenia inpatients were evaluated and investigated using health education inquiry scales designed by us in Beijing Huilongguan Hospital.Results Mentioned rate of 97% health education items were above 50% in 88schizophrenia inpatients.Demands of 15 items in 5 aspects were significant different (P ＜0.05 ) between first-hospitalized and multiple-hospitalized schizophrenia inpatients.Demand of 28 items in 4 aspects were significant different (P＜0.05) between male and female schizophrenia inpatients.However, the influence of educational grade was not significant in health education demands.Conclusions Schizophrenia inpatients have intensive demands on knowledge of mental disease and self-nursing; demands of multiple-hospitalized schizophrenia patients were stronger than the first-hospitalized patients; demands on health education have gender differences;and educational degree of patients effects the tendency of health educational demand.