Citation

Skodlar B, PARNAS J. Compr. Psychiatry 2010; 51(4): 363-366.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.comppsych.2009.11.004

PMID

20579508

Abstract

We studied 25 schizophrenia patients using the Examination of Anomalous Self-Experience phenomenological interview framework. In a previous study, this sample was qualitatively interviewed concerning subjective reasons for suicidal ideation. We hypothesized that 2 main identified reasons for suicidality, that is, sense of solitude and inferiority feelings, would be associated with disturbances measured by the Examination of Anomalous Self-Experience scale, that is, disorders of self-awareness and self-presence. The hypothesis was empirically supported. The results shed some additional light on suicidality in schizophrenia: it appears to be partly motivated by a disordered sense of self. These findings, if replicated, may have considerable therapeutic and preventive implications.

Language: en

Keywords

Humans; Female; Male; Awareness; Self Concept; Suicide; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; Interview, Psychological; Personality Assessment; Schizophrenic Psychology