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The impact of insight on social functioning in patients with schizophrenia

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  • Almila Erol
  • Hakan Delibas
  • Ozlem Bora
  • Levent Mete

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Background: It is still unclear whether insight has a direct association with social functioning in schizophrenia, independent of its association with symptoms. Aim: This study aimed to investigate the relationship of insight and its dimensions with social functioning in schizophrenia. Methods: A total of 170 outpatients with schizophrenia were included in this study. All patients were evaluated with the Scale to Assess Unawareness of Mental Disorder (SUMD), Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) and Personal and Social Performance Scale (PSP). Patients with impaired insight and patients with unimpaired insight were compared for PSP score through independent samples t test. Pearson’s correlation analysis was used to determine the correlations between study variables. Multiple stepwise linear regression analysis was used in order to determine the variables that predict social performance. Results: The PSP score of patients with impaired insight was significantly lower than that of patients with unimpaired insight. There were significant correlations between insight dimensions and PSP score. PANSS negative scale score, awareness of achieved effects of medication and awareness of anhedonia/asociality were significant predictors of social performance. Conclusion: Insight has a significant impact on social functioning in schizophrenia, and some, but not all, insight dimensions have direct impact on social performance, independent of their association with symptoms.

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  • Almila Erol & Hakan Delibas & Ozlem Bora & Levent Mete, 2015. "The impact of insight on social functioning in patients with schizophrenia," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 61(4), pages 379-385, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:61:y:2015:i:4:p:379-385
    DOI: 10.1177/0020764014548287
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