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Schizophrenia and major depression: Resilience, coping styles, personality traits, self-esteem and quality of life

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2020

S. Di Marco ,
A. Feggi ,
E. Cammarata ,
L. Girardi ,
F. Bert ,
G. Scaioli ,
C. Gramaglia  and
P. Zeppegno
S. Di Marco
Affiliation:
UPO–Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale- Novara, Traslational medicine, Novara, Italy
A. Feggi
Affiliation:
UPO–Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale- Novara, Traslational medicine, Novara, Italy
E. Cammarata
Affiliation:
UPO–Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale- Novara, Traslational medicine, Novara, Italy
L. Girardi
Affiliation:
UPO–Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale- Novara, Traslational medicine, Novara, Italy
F. Bert
Affiliation:
Università degli Studi di Torino, Department of Public Health and Paediatric Sciences, Torino, Italy
G. Scaioli
Affiliation:
Università degli Studi di Torino, Department of Public Health and Paediatric Sciences, Torino, Italy
C. Gramaglia
Affiliation:
UPO–Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale- Novara, Traslational medicine, Novara, Italy
P. Zeppegno
Affiliation:
UPO–Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale- Novara, Traslational medicine, Novara, Italy

Abstract

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Introduction

Resilience is commonly defined as positive adaptation to adverse events or as the ability to maintain or regain mental health after exposure to difficulties. According to the bio-psycho-social model, resilience is influenced by self-esteem, coping strategies and personality traits. In schizophrenic patients, resilience seems to affect real-life functioning, while in mood disorders, resilience influences the longitudinal course of the disorder, reducing the frequency of relapses and improving drugs response.

Objectives

The aim of this study is to asses levels of resilience and self-esteem, coping strategies, perceived quality of life and temperament characteristics in a sample composed by patients with major depressive disorder and patients affected by schizophrenia.

Methods

We collected a sample composed by 40 patients with major depressive disorder and 40 patients affected by schizophrenia patients recruited at the “Maggiore della Carità” Hospital in Novara, Italy. The assessment protocol included: Resilience Scale for Adults (RSA), Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced Inventory–Brief (BRIEF–COPE), Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale (RSES), Paykel List Of Stressful Events, Temperamental and Character Inventory (TCI) and Short form 36 (SF-36). Comparison of qualitative data was performed by means of the χ2, a t-test was performed for continuous normal-distribution variables otherwise a non-parametric Mann–Whitney test was performed. Statistical significance was set at P ≤ 0.05.

Conclusions

In patients with major depressive disorder resilience were associated with a good self-perception of physical and mental health, higher self-esteem levels and problem-focused/emotion focused coping strategies. In schizophrenic patients, sample there was no positive correlation between resilience and perceived quality of life. Further implications will be discussed.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Type
e-Poster walk: Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders–part 2
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 41 , Issue S1: Abstract of the 25th European Congress of Psychiatry , April 2017 , pp. S192 - S193
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2017
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