Insights on insight

The study of insight in schizophrenia is not without controversy. To some it is merely “agreeing with the doctor” to others it is a redundant concept already encompassed in ‘delusions’ and the ‘therapeutic alliance’. Yet others can be put off by the apparent complexity of the concept, feeling that they lack the philosophical background to interrogate it adequately or the s tatistical expertise needed to extract from a mass of interrelated concepts a few important causal mechanisms. For those in the latter camp, Xavier et al.
Source: Schizophrenia Research - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: research
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