title: The relationship between insight and clinical factors for persons with schizophrenia.
abstract: This correlational study examined the relationship of insight with positive and negative symptoms and level of functioning among persons with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. Poor insight as a symptom of schizophrenia is the conceptual framework. Thirty-seven people receiving assertive community treatment, inpatient hospitalization, or outpatient treatment were assessed using 2 self-rating insight scales, the Scale for Assessment of Positive Symptoms (SAPS), the Scale for Assessment of Negative Symptoms (SANS), and the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF). A significant negative correlation was found between insight and positive formal thought disorder. No significant relationships were found between insight and negative symptoms or level of functioning. Reactions to the self-rating insight tools suggest necessary revisions of the insight tool.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville 62026-1066, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baier
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: DeShay
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Owens
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lasar
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Bland
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index