Basic self-disturbances are associated with Sense of Coherence in patients with psychotic disorders

Ingrid Hartveit Svendsen, Merete Glenne Øie, Paul Møller, Barnaby Nelson, Ingrid Melle and Elisabeth Haug

PLOS ONE, 2020, vol. 15, issue 4, 1-11

Abstract: Background: The Sense of Coherence (SOC) theory gives a possible explanation of how people can experience subjective good health despite severe illness. Basic self-disturbances (BSDs) are subtle non-psychotic disturbances that may destabilize the person’s sense of self, identity, corporeality, and the overall ‘grip’ of the world. Aim: Our objective was to investigate associations between BSDs and SOC in patients with psychotic disorders. Design: This is a cross-sectional study of 56 patients diagnosed with psychotic disorders inside and outside the schizophrenia spectrum (35 schizophrenia, 13 bipolar, and eight other psychoses). SOC was measured using Antonovsky’s 13-item SOC questionnaire, and BSDs were assessed using the Examination of Anomalous Self-Experience (EASE) manual. Diagnosis, symptoms, and social and occupational performance were assessed using standardized clinical instruments. Results: We found a statistically significant correlation (r = ) between high levels of BSDs and low levels of SOC (r = -0.64/p

Date: 2020
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