ArticleBMC psychiatry2021
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.
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- Depression severity mediates stigma and quality of life in clinically stable people with schizophrenia in rural China.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
- Association of Parental Support with Reduced Stereotypy in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Cross-Sectional Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- The preferences for the telemedicine and standard health care services from the perspective of the patients with schizophrenia.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
- Commentary: "Exploring the "Insight Paradox" in Treatment Resistant Schizophrenia: Correlations Between Dimensions of Insight and Depressive Symptoms in Patients Receiving Clozapine".Alpha psychiatry · 2023Article
- Automatic Thoughts, Self-Stigma, and Resilience Among Schizophrenia Patients with Metabolic Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional Study.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2023Article
- Polydipsia and autistic traits in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Suicidality and Its Association with Stigma in Clinically Stable Patients with Schizophrenia in Rural China.Psychology research and behavior management · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundSeveral studies have indicated that self-stigma is associated with depressive symptoms and could be a barrier to recovery in patients with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders. More recently, an association between autistic symptoms and self-stigma was found in schizophrenia-spectrum patients. This study aimed to investigate the association between self-stigma, autistic and depressive symptoms, and recovery in patients with schizophrenia.
methodsIn total, 105 participants were evaluated using the Autism Spectrum Quotient, the Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness Scale, the Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology, and the Recovery Assessment Scale to investigate autistic symptoms, self-stigma, depressive symptoms, and recovery, respectively. The relationship between self-stigma, autistic symptoms, depressive symptoms, and recovery was assessed using structural equation modeling analysis.
resultsImpaired attention switching, one symptom of autism, was found to positively affect stereotype endorsement, which negatively influenced recovery through depressive symptoms. Moreover, problems with communication skills negatively affected recovery through depressive symptoms. Concerning self-stigma, stereotype endorsement and perceived discrimination had a negative effect on recovery through depressive symptoms, whereas stigma resistance had a direct negative effect on recovery.
conclusionsThis study may provide meaningful insight into the psychological structure of recovery and could inform effective interventions for patients with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders. This was a cross-sectionally designed study; therefore, further longitudinal studies are needed to identify the causal relationships between self-stigma, autistic and depressive symptoms, and recovery.
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