title: Insight into psychosis and quality of life.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Insight into having a psychotic disorder is often considered to be a positive characteristic that improves quality of life. However, the evidence regarding this controversy is mixed. The present study examined the relation between insight and quality of life.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred thirty-one participants with a psychotic disorder (103 with schizophrenia, 28 with schizoaffective disorder) underwent an assessment of insight, psychotic symptoms, and quality of life. The relation between insight and quality of life was assessed using regression analyses.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Contrary to our hypothesis, better insight into having a psychotic disorder was related to reduced emotional well-being (beta = .23, P < .01), lower vocational status (beta = .31, P < .01), and less economic satisfaction (beta = .27, P < .01). Insight into the need for taking medication was positively correlated with higher emotional well-being (beta = -.18, P < .05). No relation was found between insight and psychotic symptoms.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In light of our findings, the potential importance of combining insight with mechanisms for coping is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Bar-Ilan University, 52900 Ramat-Gan, Israel. meil@bezeqint.net
authors.forename: Ilanit
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hasson-Ohayon
authors.forename: Shlomo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kravetz
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Roe
authors.forename: Anthony S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: David
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weiser
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001364:Awareness; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D011788:Quality of Life; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000534:rehabilitation; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology