Coping styles to basic disorders among schizophrenics.
Coping efforts to subjectively experienced basic disorders were investigated by self-report in 60 chronic schizophrenics in Japan, and the relationships to clinical and demographic variables, intelligence, personality, and attitude toward their illness were analyzed. Self-reports on coping efforts were obtained for more than half of all subjectively experienced basic disorders, and the predominant technique was reported to be the approach oriented towards problem-solving. Within each coping style, the behavioral change, divertive problem-solving approach correlated negatively with hospitalization and symptoms, and the struggle, problem-solving efforts without any effective results correlated positively with symptoms. Suggestions regarding integration of these self-efforts into psychosocial treatment of schizophrenia are discussed.
Takai
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Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Gifu University School of Medicine, Japan.
Uematsu
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Kaiya
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Inoue
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Ueki
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008950:MMPI; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011340:Problem Solving; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012803:Sick Role; D012917:Social Adjustment; D014888:Wechsler Scales