M J Cuesta1, V Peralta, A Zarzuela. 1. Psychiatric Unit, Virgen del Camino Hospital, Pamplona, Spain. mj.cuesta.zorita@cfnavarra.es
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Many patients suffering from psychosis are unaware of their disorder and symptoms. AIMS: To investigate whether insight changes with time, and how it relates to patients' psychopathology, and to examine the correlations between insight scales in patients with psychoses. METHODS: Seventy-five consecutively admitted in-patients with schizophrenia, affective disorder with psychotic symptoms, or schizoaffective disorder were examined after remission of an acute episode and at follow-up (> 6 months). Three different scales were used to assess insight. RESULTS: To some extent, insight into past episodes improved over time in patients with psychosis, regardless of diagnosis. Few significant relationships between insight and psychopathology remained stable at follow-up. The higher the negative and disorganisation dimensions at baseline, the less did attitudes to treatment vary when tested at follow-up. No predictive value for variability of psychopathological dimensions was found for insight dimensions. The insight scales used were highly intercorrelated, suggesting that they measure the same construct. CONCLUSIONS: Insight and psychopathology seem to be semi-independent domains.
BACKGROUND: Many patients suffering from psychosis are unaware of their disorder and symptoms. AIMS: To investigate whether insight changes with time, and how it relates to patients' psychopathology, and to examine the correlations between insight scales in patients with psychoses. METHODS: Seventy-five consecutively admitted in-patients with schizophrenia, affective disorder with psychotic symptoms, or schizoaffective disorder were examined after remission of an acute episode and at follow-up (> 6 months). Three different scales were used to assess insight. RESULTS: To some extent, insight into past episodes improved over time in patients with psychosis, regardless of diagnosis. Few significant relationships between insight and psychopathology remained stable at follow-up. The higher the negative and disorganisation dimensions at baseline, the less did attitudes to treatment vary when tested at follow-up. No predictive value for variability of psychopathological dimensions was found for insight dimensions. The insight scales used were highly intercorrelated, suggesting that they measure the same construct. CONCLUSIONS: Insight and psychopathology seem to be semi-independent domains.
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