“Feeling shattered and ephemeral”: How do positive and negative symptoms affect self-concept clarity among individuals experiencing psychosis?

Incoherence in sense of self in schizophrenia may mask individuals' ability to perceive reality accurately, and cause them to feel alienated from themselves and others. This descriptive correlational study investigates the relationship between positive and negative symptoms in relation to self-concept clarity (SCC) in schizophrenia.

Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing - March 20, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Rasha Salah Eweida, Sanaa Habashy Abd El Mageed Shaheen, Gehad Mohamed Abou-Elmaaty Source Type: research