作者
Y-J Lien, H-A Chang, Y-C Kao, N-S Tzeng, C-W Lu, C-H Loh
发表日期
2018/4
期刊
Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences
卷号
27
期号
2
页码范围
176-185
出版商
Cambridge University Press
简介
Aims
Poor insight is prevalent in patients with schizophrenia and has been associated with acute illness severity, medication non-adherence and poor treatment outcomes. Paradoxically, high insight has been associated with various undesirable outcomes, including low self-esteem, depression and low subjective quality of life (QoL) in patients with schizophrenia. Despite the growing body of studies conducted in Western countries supporting the pernicious effects of improved insight in psychosis, which bases on the level of self-stigma, the effects are unclear in non-Western societies. The current study examined the role of self-stigma in the relationship between insight and psychosocial outcomes in a Chinese population.
Methods
A total of 170 outpatients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders were recruited from two general university hospitals. Sociodemographic data and clinical variables were recorded and self …
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