Self-disorder and subjective dimensions of suicidality in schizophrenia
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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.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Comprehensive Psychiatry |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 4 |
Pages (from-to) | 363-6 |
Number of pages | 4 |
ISSN | 0010-440X |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2009 |
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