title: Clinical manifestations of self-disorders and the Gestalt of schizophrenia.
abstract: Anomalies of self-experience (self-disorders) constitute crucial phenotypes of the schizophrenia spectrum. The following qualitative study demonstrates a variety of these core experiential anomalies. From a sample of 36 first-admitted patients, all of whom underwent a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation, including the EASE scale (Examination of Anomalous Self-Experience), 2 schizophrenia patients were selected for detailed psychopathological presentation and discussion. The vignettes provide prototypical examples of what has been termed self-disorders in schizophrenia, ie, pervasive and enduring (mainly) trait phenomena which constitute essential aspects of the spectrum.
authors.affiliation: Danish National Research Foundation: Center for Subjectivity Research, University of Copenhagen, Njalsgade 140-142, 25.5.23, DK-2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark. mgh@hum.ku.dk
authors.forename: Mads Gram
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Henriksen
authors.forename: Josef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Parnas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012649:Self Concept; D055815:Young Adult