Association of neurocognition, anxiety, positive and negative symptoms with coping preference in schizophrenia spectrum disorders.
Schizophr Res
; 80(2-3): 163-71, 2005 Dec 15.
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ABSTRACT
It is recognized that persons with schizophrenia tend to cope with stress in a relatively avoidant and ineffectual manner and that this coping style is linked to poorer outcome. Less is understood, however, about the interrelationship between symptoms, deficits in neurocognition and coping style in schizophrenia. To determine the extent to which various neurocognitive deficits and symptoms are related to coping style in schizophrenia, measures of positive symptoms, negative symptoms, state and trait anxiety levels, verbal memory and executive function were correlated with self-report of preference for a range of active and avoidant coping strategies. Participants were 42 persons with schizophrenia spectrum disorders enrolled in outpatient psychiatric care. Stepwise multiple regressions indicated that greater preferences for taking action when faced with a stressor were significantly (p<.05) linked to lesser positive symptoms and lesser state anxiety while greater preferences for thinking or talking about possible solutions were linked to lesser impairments in neurocognition. A greater preference for resigning in the face of stress was significantly linked to greater levels of negative symptoms and trait anxiety, while a preference to ignore stressors was linked to both greater levels of positive symptoms and graver impairments in neurocognition. Implications for understanding the genesis of psychosocial dysfunction and for the development of rehabilitative interventions are discussed.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Trastornos de Ansiedad
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Esquizofrenia
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Encéfalo
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Adaptación Psicológica
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Trastornos del Conocimiento
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Afecto
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Schizophr Res
Asunto de la revista:
PSIQUIATRIA
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos