British Journal of Psychiatry, 184(4), April 2004, pp.327-329.
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
It has been suggested that psychosis genes might be associated with beneficial effects, explaining their high frequency in all human populations. The unusually complete demographic and scholastic records available in Iceland were used to locate academically accomplished individuals and assess the probability of previously identified patients with mental disorders and their relatives being among such groups. Close relatives of successful students showed increased risks of psychosis. Individuals who subsequently developed psychosis and relatives of people with psychosis excelled in school performance, particularly in mathematics. The study supports the hypothesis that stimulation associated with psychotic tendencies enhances performance in academic settings.
It has been suggested that psychosis genes might be associated with beneficial effects, explaining their high frequency in all human populations. The unusually complete demographic and scholastic records available in Iceland were used to locate academically accomplished individuals and assess the probability of previously identified patients with mental disorders and their relatives being among such groups. Close relatives of successful students showed increased risks of psychosis. Individuals who subsequently developed psychosis and relatives of people with psychosis excelled in school performance, particularly in mathematics. The study supports the hypothesis that stimulation associated with psychotic tendencies enhances performance in academic settings.
Subject terms:
mental health problems, psychiatry, schizophrenia, students, young people, demographics, educational performance;
Journal of Mental Health, 11(4), August 2002, pp.405-415.
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Place of publication:
London
The article presents the results of analysis of self-esteem in a group of non-institutionalised people with schizophrenia. Interviews were conducted with random samples of people with schizophrenia receiving out-patient services in ten psychiatric centres in the five Nordic countries. The following instruments were used: The Interview Schedule for Social Interaction (ISSI), Camberwell Assessment of Needs, Lancashire Quality of Life Profile and the Rosenberg self-esteem scale, GAF and BPRS. The Rosenberg scale provided the main data for this paper and three different measures of self-esteem were used . A total of 418 people took part in the study. Analysis showed the three self-esteem measurements to be mainly related to mental health and other subjective variables, and to lesser extent to social network. Demography played a negligible role, only (female) sex being associated with positive and gross self-esteem. Anxiety/depression and affect balance were the strongest predictors of positive, negative and gross self-esteem, and having at least one close friend was associated with positive and gross self-esteem.
The article presents the results of analysis of self-esteem in a group of non-institutionalised people with schizophrenia. Interviews were conducted with random samples of people with schizophrenia receiving out-patient services in ten psychiatric centres in the five Nordic countries. The following instruments were used: The Interview Schedule for Social Interaction (ISSI), Camberwell Assessment of Needs, Lancashire Quality of Life Profile and the Rosenberg self-esteem scale, GAF and BPRS. The Rosenberg scale provided the main data for this paper and three different measures of self-esteem were used . A total of 418 people took part in the study. Analysis showed the three self-esteem measurements to be mainly related to mental health and other subjective variables, and to lesser extent to social network. Demography played a negligible role, only (female) sex being associated with positive and gross self-esteem. Anxiety/depression and affect balance were the strongest predictors of positive, negative and gross self-esteem, and having at least one close friend was associated with positive and gross self-esteem.
Subject terms:
mental health problems, mental health services, patients, self-concept, self-esteem, schizophrenia, severe mental health problems, assessment, community care, deinstitutionalisation, diagnostic tests;