Self-esteem in persons with schizophrenia. A Nordic multicentre study

Sørgaard, Knut W.; Heikkilä, Jyrki; Hansson, Lars; Vinding, H R; Bjarnason, O; Bengtson-Tops, Anita; Merinder, Lars; Nilsson, Liselott; Sandlund, Mikael; Middelboe, Thomas

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“…However, individuals with mental illness also need to be able to control the intensity of contact within a relationship and assertiveness training may help the individual to remain in control. Adequate service systems that meet clients' needs will also enhance clinical and subjective experiences (Brekke & Long, 2000;Sorgaard et al, 2002). Indeed, Brandon (1996) recommends that mental health professionals base skills on a ''normalization'' process whereby there is a focus on changing services rather than concentrating of the pathology of a (devalued) individual.…”

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“…Living with family or a spouse/partner offers better opportunities to recover social networks after illness compared to individuals who live without their family (Salokangas, 1996). Sorgaard et al (2002) found that having at least one close friend was associated with positive self-esteem for people with schizophrenia. The lowest level of satisfaction for any facet in the clinical sample was sexual activity.…”

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Comparing quality of life using the World Health Organization Quality of Life measure (WHOQOL-100) in a clinical and non-clinical sample: Exploring the role of self-esteem, self-efficacy and social functioning

Murphy¹,

Murphy

2006

Journal of Mental Health

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Background: Quality of life assessments provide a measure of client-assessed wellbeing and help clinicians recognize issues of importance to clients. Comparing quality of life in individuals with a mental illness and individuals without mental illness would allow us to profile and understand the needs of individuals with mental illness understand the impact of stigma and narrow the treatment gap. Aims: To compare quality of life in individuals with severe mental illness against a sample of the general population and to investigate the role of self-esteem, self-efficacy and social functioning. Method: The World Health Organization Quality of Life measure (WHOQOL-100) along with the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSE) and the Generalized Self Efficacy Scale (GSES) were administered to 104 individuals, 52 of whom were mental health service users with the remaining 52 participants sampled from the general population. Results: Significant differences were found between clinical and non-clinical groups in four domains of the WHOQOL-100 and in a majority of the facets within domains. Two domains, Level of Independence and Social Relationships, were important differentiating aspects of QoL between the clinical and non-clinical sample as the highest significant differences were recorded there (t ¼ 12.150, p 5 0.001 and t ¼ 7.252, p 5 0.001 respectively). Lower self-esteem and self-efficacy scores were recorded for the clinical sample compared to the non-clinical sample. Conclusions: The negative repercussions of mental illness encompassed almost all aspects of QoL that individuals had ascertained to be important for satisfaction and wellbeing in everyday life. Findings also indicated that individuals with mental illness have similar needs to a ''normal'' population in terms of social support and social networks and that inter-personal issues were probably more pervasive than intra-psychic events with regard to QoL. We conclude that the concept of QoL offers clinicians an increased awareness and greater concern for life issues for people who are mentally ill, helping us to develop collaborative relationships and provide effective interventions for individuals with mental illness. Declaration of interest: None.

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Comparing quality of life using the World Health Organization Quality of Life measure (WHOQOL-100) in a clinical and non-clinical sample: Exploring the role of self-esteem, self-efficacy and social functioning

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Murphy

2006

Journal of Mental Health

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“…Interpersonal relationships have also been found to be important for selfesteem. Sörgaard et al (2002) found a positive relationship between self-esteem and having a friend and Barrowclough, Tarrier, Humphreys, Ward, and Gregg (2003) found a relationship between selfesteem and having positive relationships to other family members. The causal relationship is, though, not clear in these studies.…”

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Self‐image and outcome in first‐episode psychosis

Harder

2006

Clin Psychology and Psychoth

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This study examines self-image in a sample of first-episode psychosis (N = 97) at baseline and as predictor for outcome. Self-image was measured using the Structural Analysis of Social Behavior Questionnaire (=SASB-Intrex) at the perceived best and at worst state. The main findings are that persons with psychosis and a more positive self-image at their perceived best state have a better remission from negative and positive psychotic symptoms and an increased level of social functioning after one year in treatment. Further, some support was found for the presence of defensive processes in forming the self-image in psychosis, as reduced acknowledgement of present illness and grandiosity were associated with a less negative self-image at worst state. This defensive strategy might be helpful in remission, as a less negative self-image at worst state was related to better remission in positive psychotic symptoms after one year in treatment. Copyright

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“…Symptomen, z.B. psychischen Störungen im Allgemeinen [Rudolf, 1999], Schizophrenie [Sörgaard et al, 2002], Zwängen und Ängsten [Ehntholt et al, 1999;Solomon et al, 1991], Bulimie [z.B. Egger et al, 1997], Übergewicht [Kreikebaum, 1999].…”

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Der Selbstwert in der Verhaltenstherapie

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Potreck-Rose²

2004

Verhaltenstherapie

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Self-Esteem in Behavior Therapy Self-esteem is an important construct in personality psychology and social psychology as well as in clinical psychology and psychotherapy. A high self-esteem is generally considered as desirable, it is correlated with psychological health and well-being and is often an important psychotherapeutic goal. This article gives an overview of the meaning of self-esteem in social and clinical psychology. The relevance of self-esteem in behavior therapy, Kanfer’s self-management approach and Grawe’s psychological therapy is discussed. Important interventions of behavior therapy are examined with regard to their possible effects on self-esteem. Interventions such as cognitive restructuring or enhancement of positive activities may serve self-esteem in several ways. Finally, research topics are discussed.

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Self-esteem in persons with schizophrenia. A Nordic multicentre study

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Comparing quality of life using the World Health Organization Quality of Life measure (WHOQOL-100) in a clinical and non-clinical sample: Exploring the role of self-esteem, self-efficacy and social functioning

Comparing quality of life using the World Health Organization Quality of Life measure (WHOQOL-100) in a clinical and non-clinical sample: Exploring the role of self-esteem, self-efficacy and social functioning

Self‐image and outcome in first‐episode psychosis

Der Selbstwert in der Verhaltenstherapie

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