BACKGROUND: New developments in pharmacotherapy are likely to improve substantially the symptomatic recovery from psychosis but low self-esteem may compromise quality of life. AIMS: To investigate the profile and correlates of self-esteem in individuals who have achieved symptomatic recovery from psychosis and determine its relationship with quality of life. METHOD: Sixty-one individuals who had been free of psychotic symptoms for 6 months were selected during a community-based epidemiological survey of psychoses. Participants were evaluated for subjective assessment of self-esteem using a self-report questionnaire, for clinical and antecedent features of illness, and for quality of life. RESULTS: Forty-three percent had scores in the range indicative of low self-esteem on the questionnaire. Level of self-esteem was unrelated to gender, employment status, the type of psychotic disorder, course of disorder or premorbid social adjustment. Depression was associated with reduced levels of self-esteem. However, independent of depression and other confounding variables, a low level of self-esteem was a risk factor for impaired quality of life. CONCLUSIONS: Self-esteem is often low among persons who have achieved symptomatic recovery from psychosis, is associated with depression and is a predictor of quality of life.
BACKGROUND: New developments in pharmacotherapy are likely to improve substantially the symptomatic recovery from psychosis but low self-esteem may compromise quality of life. AIMS: To investigate the profile and correlates of self-esteem in individuals who have achieved symptomatic recovery from psychosis and determine its relationship with quality of life. METHOD: Sixty-one individuals who had been free of psychotic symptoms for 6 months were selected during a community-based epidemiological survey of psychoses. Participants were evaluated for subjective assessment of self-esteem using a self-report questionnaire, for clinical and antecedent features of illness, and for quality of life. RESULTS: Forty-three percent had scores in the range indicative of low self-esteem on the questionnaire. Level of self-esteem was unrelated to gender, employment status, the type of psychotic disorder, course of disorder or premorbid social adjustment. Depression was associated with reduced levels of self-esteem. However, independent of depression and other confounding variables, a low level of self-esteem was a risk factor for impaired quality of life. CONCLUSIONS: Self-esteem is often low among persons who have achieved symptomatic recovery from psychosis, is associated with depression and is a predictor of quality of life.
Authors: Kristin Lie Romm; Jan Ivar Rossberg; Charlotte Fredslund Hansen; Elisabeth Haug; Ole A Andreassen; Ingrid Melle Journal: BMC Psychiatry Date: 2011-08-19 Impact factor: 3.630
Authors: Jo Hodgekins; Max Birchwood; Rose Christopher; Max Marshall; Sian Coker; Linda Everard; Helen Lester; Peter Jones; Tim Amos; Swaran Singh; Vimal Sharma; Nick Freemantle; David Fowler Journal: Br J Psychiatry Date: 2015-08-20 Impact factor: 9.319