Awareness of illness moderates self-assessment of psychotic symptoms

• Published in: Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry p. 48674211057480
• Main Authors: Martinez Agulleiro, Luis, de Filippis, Renato, Rosson, Stella, Patil, Bhagyashree, Prizgint, Lara, Talasazan, Nahal, Meltzer, Herbert Y, Kane, John M, Gibbons, Robert D, Guinart, Daniel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.10.2022
• Subjects: Psychosis; insight; self-report; PROM; SUMD

Self-reports or patient-reported outcome measures are seldom used in psychosis due to concerns about the ability of patients to accurately report their symptomatology, particularly in cases of low awareness of illness. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of insight on the accuracy of self...