Schizophrenic patients' attitudes toward their former illness.
This study deals with the question what schizophrenic patients think about their psychosis after remission. Literature is reviewed and the results of a standard study of 40 remitted patients are presented. Integrating ways of assimilation are separated from isolating ones. The way of assimilation is rather independent of the duration of illness, hospitalization, treatment, and their particular social situation. The method of psychotherapeutic treatment to be applied in a certain case has to take the individual way of assimilation into account. Possibilities of refined indication will have to be considered.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000628:therapy; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012944:Social Support