title: Mitigating engulfment: recovering from a first episode of psychosis.
abstract: 1. Schizophrenia, and the challenge of coping with the ongoing stigma of mental illness, profoundly affects an individual's self-concept. 2. Individuals in the early phases of schizophrenia are at risk of becoming engulfed by their illness, such that all aspects of self become defined by the illness. 3. A group intervention enabled individuals to construct a positive self-concept through interacting with others, exploring the meaning of illness, developing an acceptable understanding of the illness, and developing diverse coping strategies.
authors.affiliation: First Episode Psychosis Program, Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: McCay
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ryan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Amey
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000628:therapy*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology