Insight in Offenders with Schizophrenia: Relationship to Psychopathology and Cognitive Function
Objectives: To study the insight in offenders with schizophrenia and its relationship of psychopathology and cognitive function. Methods: Seventy consecutive offenders with schizophrenia (aged 18-65) admitted to Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta within a six-month period were studied. Subjects' insi...
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| description | Objectives: To study the insight in offenders with schizophrenia and its relationship of psychopathology and cognitive function.
Methods: Seventy consecutive offenders with schizophrenia (aged 18-65) admitted to Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta within a
six-month period were studied. Subjects' insight, psychopathology and cognitive function were assessed using the Insight and
Treatment Attitude Questionnaire (ITAQ), Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS), and Mini Mental State Examination
(MMSE) respectively.
Results: High PANSS positive scores were significantly associated with unsoundness of mind (p = 0.011). Low ITAQ and
MMSE scores were significantly associated with PANSS total, negative and general scores.
Conclusion: Positive symptoms were significantly associated with unsoundness of mind. Poor insight and cognitive function
were significantly associated with negative symptoms as well as general and global psychopathology. This study however, failed
to find significant insight-unsoundness of mind or insight-cognitive function relationships. |
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| spelling | usm-444232019-05-29T07:26:55Z http://eprints.usm.my/44423/ Insight in Offenders with Schizophrenia: Relationship to Psychopathology and Cognitive Function Othman, Zahiruddin Huri, Surina Zaman RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry Objectives: To study the insight in offenders with schizophrenia and its relationship of psychopathology and cognitive function. Methods: Seventy consecutive offenders with schizophrenia (aged 18-65) admitted to Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta within a six-month period were studied. Subjects' insight, psychopathology and cognitive function were assessed using the Insight and Treatment Attitude Questionnaire (ITAQ), Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS), and Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) respectively. Results: High PANSS positive scores were significantly associated with unsoundness of mind (p = 0.011). Low ITAQ and MMSE scores were significantly associated with PANSS total, negative and general scores. Conclusion: Positive symptoms were significantly associated with unsoundness of mind. Poor insight and cognitive function were significantly associated with negative symptoms as well as general and global psychopathology. This study however, failed to find significant insight-unsoundness of mind or insight-cognitive function relationships. Japan International Cultural Exchange Foundation 2017-02 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/44423/1/Insight%20in%20Offenders%20with%20Schizophrenia.pdf Othman, Zahiruddin and Huri, Surina Zaman (2017) Insight in Offenders with Schizophrenia: Relationship to Psychopathology and Cognitive Function. International Medical Journal, 24 (1). pp. 18-20. ISSN 1341-2051 http://www.seronjihou.co.jp/IMJ/backnumber-IMJ.html |
| spellingShingle | RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry Othman, Zahiruddin Huri, Surina Zaman Insight in Offenders with Schizophrenia: Relationship to Psychopathology and Cognitive Function |
| title | Insight in Offenders with Schizophrenia: Relationship to
Psychopathology and Cognitive Function |
| title_full | Insight in Offenders with Schizophrenia: Relationship to
Psychopathology and Cognitive Function |
| title_fullStr | Insight in Offenders with Schizophrenia: Relationship to
Psychopathology and Cognitive Function |
| title_full_unstemmed | Insight in Offenders with Schizophrenia: Relationship to
Psychopathology and Cognitive Function |
| title_short | Insight in Offenders with Schizophrenia: Relationship to
Psychopathology and Cognitive Function |
| title_sort | insight in offenders with schizophrenia: relationship to
psychopathology and cognitive function |
| topic | RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry |
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