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dc.contributor.authorLongenecker, Julia
dc.contributor.authorHui, Christy
dc.contributor.authorChen, Eric YH
dc.contributor.authorElvevåg, Brita
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-07T09:41:21Z
dc.date.available2017-03-07T09:41:21Z
dc.date.issued2015-12-04
dc.description.abstractThe concept of ‘self’ has a pivotal role in psychotic symptoms (Conrad, 1958), but its utility in the treatment process has been limited. Since perceptions of ‘self’ – and of ‘others’ – change as symptoms evolve and resolve (Parnas andHandest, 2003), if appropriately assayed this concept provides a unique entry-point through which the congruity between delusions and illness can be examined. The potential clinical value of this cannot be overstated as delusions are frequently associated with poor clinical outcomes and enormous emotional distress (Leifker et al., 2009), which is often not remedied by treatment (Haddock et al., 1998). Employing a visual ‘mapping’ technique we examined how delusions of the ‘self’ affected one patient's social world, and how delusional content and sense of ‘selves’ augmented in parallel during recovery. The resulting maps rendered visible the connections between delusions and concepts of the ‘self’ that are usually concealed intentionally or due to lack of insight. Such maps can provide information concerning the origins of emotional distress, and require less time to obtain than dialogue based approaches (Hermans, 2001).en_US
dc.descriptionPublished version. source at <a href=http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scog.2015.10.007> http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scog.2015.10.007 </a>en_US
dc.identifier.citationLongenecker J, Hui, Chen, Elvevåg B. Concepts of ‘self’ in delusion resolution. Schizophrenia Research: Cognition. 2015;3:8-10en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1310205
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.scog.2015.10.007
dc.identifier.issn2215-0013
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/10461
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.journalSchizophrenia Research: Cognition
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.subjectVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Psykologi: 260en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Social science: 200::Psychology: 260en_US
dc.titleConcepts of ‘self’ in delusion resolutionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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