THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INSIGHT AND ACUTE PSYCHOPA THOLOGY IN SCHIZOPHRENIA

Authors

Mohamed Fard, lecturer of Pschyology

Article Type

Original Study

Abstract

The relationship between insight and acute psychopathoiogy was ex­plored in 52 acutely psychotic schizo­phrenic patients. A measure of in­sight, reflecting patients, recognition of their illness and need for care, was applied together with the assessme­nts of patients - compliance with med­ication. The degree of insight was not consistently related to the severity of acute psychopathoiogy. Nor did changes in insight during hospitaliza-tion vary consistently with changes in acute psychopathclogy. It was suggested that very little of the deficiency in insight seen in schiz­ophrenic patients is explainable on the basis of acute psychopathological features. The mechanism that ac­count for impairment of insight in schizophrenia is multidimensional and investigators should pay careful atten­tion to the choice of measures as well as to phase of illness characteristics in future studies.

Recommended Citation

Fard, Mohamed (2001) "THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INSIGHT AND ACUTE PSYCHOPA THOLOGY IN SCHIZOPHRENIA," Mansoura Medical Journal: Vol. 30 : Iss. 1 , Article 14.
Available at: https://doi.org/10.21608/mjmu.2001.127014

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