ArticleNeuropsychiatric disease and treatment2020
Association Between Autistic Symptoms and Self-Stigma in Patients with Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders.
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- Self-stigma in schizophrenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 37 studies from 25 high- and low-to-middle income countries.Molecular psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- Assessment and correlates of autistic symptoms in Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders measured with the PANSS Autism Severity Score: A systematic review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- Autistic symptomatology within the schizophrenia spectrum disorders: A narrative review of cognitive and social correlates and treatment implications.Schizophrenia research. Cognition · 2026Review
- Self-stigma profiles in schizophrenia: a Latent Class Analysis approach.Revista latino-americana de enfermagem · 2025Article
- Polydipsia and autistic traits in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Autistic Symptoms in Schizophrenia: Impact on Internalized Stigma, Well-Being, Clinical and Functional Characteristics.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Mediating effects of self-stigma and depression on the association between autistic symptoms and recovery in patients with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders: a cross-sectional study.BMC psychiatry · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeSelf-stigma negatively influences self-esteem, quality of life, self-efficacy, treatment adherence, and recovery in psychiatric patients. By revealing personality traits that influence self-stigma, we can gain useful knowledge for the management of self-stigma. A previous meta-analysis indicated that patients with schizophrenia have higher scores on the Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ) than healthy controls. However, the relationship between autistic symptoms and self-stigma in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders remains unclear. Therefore, the present study aimed to reveal the association between autistic symptoms and self-stigma in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders. PATIENTS AND
methodsWe recruited 127 patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and delusional disorder). We assessed participants' self-stigma and autistic symptoms using the Internalized Stigma for Mental Illness (ISMI) scale and the Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ), respectively. The differences in the scores of ISMI and AQ according to patient characteristics were investigated. Multiple regression analysis controlling for age and gender was performed to determine the relationship between the total scores on the AQ and IMSI scale.
resultsFemale patients showed a higher level of self-stigma than males. Unmarried patients showed a significantly higher score on the AQ than married patients. Multiple regression analysis adjusted for age and gender indicated that the total score on AQ might be a predictor of the overall rating on ISMI in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders.
conclusionThis study is the first to reveal the association between autistic symptoms and self-stigma in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders. Our results highlight the importance of considering autistic symptoms in the assessment and management of self-stigma in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders.
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