Thought control strategies in schizophrenia: a comparison with non-patients.
This study tested the hypothesis that patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia would report the use of different thought control strategies in comparison with non-patients. The Thought Control Questionnaire [TCQ; Wells, A. & Davies, M. (1994). The thought control questionnaire: a measure of individual differences in the control of unwanted thoughts. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 32, 871-878.] was administered to 22 patients who met DSM-IV criteria for schizophrenia and 22 non-patients. The results showed that schizophrenic patients used different thought control strategies (more worry and punishment-based strategies, less distraction-based strategies) in compairison with non-patients. The theoretical and clinical implications of these findings are discussed.
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Psychology Services, Mental Health Services of Salford, Manchester, UK.
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D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003702:Delusions / Q000523:psychology*; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012559:Schizophrenia; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013850:Thinking