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Identity and Cause of Problems: The Perceptions of Patients with a Diagnosis of Schizophrenia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2006

Caitlin M. Phillips ,
Michael A. Cooke ,
Anne Cooke  and
Emmanuelle R. Peters
Caitlin M. Phillips
Affiliation:
University College London, UK
Michael A. Cooke
Affiliation:
King's College London Institute of Psychiatry, UK
Anne Cooke
Affiliation:
Centre for Applied Social and Psychological Development, Tunbridge Wells, UK
Emmanuelle R. Peters
Affiliation:
King's College London Institute of Psychiatry, UK
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Abstract

This study explored the beliefs held by 17 individuals with a diagnosis of schizophrenia on the identity and cause of their problems using a semi-structured interview. Just over half of the sample considered their main difficulty to be something other than a psychiatric or psychological problem. Nevertheless, all participants reported having at least one problem, and a range of views concerning the causes of these problems were elicited, with an average of five causal factors endorsed. This suggests that traditional insight scales fail to capture the complex subjective models of understanding held by individuals with a diagnosis of schizophrenia.

Keywords

Schizophreniapsychosisinsight
Type
Research Article
Information
Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 35 , Issue 2 , March 2007 , pp. 237 - 240
Copyright
2006 British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies

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