Relations of Self-Esteem with Paranoia in Healthy Controls, Individuals at Ultra-High Risk for Psychosis and with Recent Onset Schizophrenia / 대한정신분열병학회지
Korean Journal of Schizophrenia Research
;
: 86-92, 2013.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-67159
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
Some emotional components, such as self-esteem, depression and anxiety, have been reported to be associated with paranoia in non-clinical population and schizophrenia patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between self-esteem and paranoia in healthy controls, in ultra-high risk for psychosis and schizophrenia patients.METHODS:
34 subjects with recent onset schizophrenia, 36 subjects with ultra-high risk for psychosis, and 44 healthy volunteers participated in this study. A detailed assessment was made of the paranoia, self-esteem, depression, and anxiety.RESULTS:
In all three groups, there were a negative correlation between paranoia and self-esteem, and positive correlations between paranoia and depression and anxiety. In healthy control, lower self-esteem showed a trend to predict higher paranoia, and in ultra-high risk for psychosis, this trend tern on statistically significant level, and in recent onset schizophrenia group, this correlation was disappeared.CONCLUSION:
The individual who have lower self-esteem showed higher paranoia tendency under delusional level, but after formation of persecutory delusion, the tendency was disappeared. This result supports the hypothesis that persecutory delusions are a defense against negative affective process.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Anxiety
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Paranoid Disorders
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Psychotic Disorders
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Schizophrenia
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Delusions
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Charadriiformes
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Depression
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Healthy Volunteers
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Schizophrenia Research
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
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