Assessment of Insight among Patients with Schizophrenia

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1 psychiatric and mental health department, faculty of nursing, Mansoura university, Egypt

2 Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University Egypt

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Introduction: A serious mental disorder that affects a patient's ability to operate in social and professional functioning is schizophrenia. Impaired insight is very common in schizophrenia and has serious consequences on prognosis and treatment process. Aim: To assess insight level among patients with schizophrenia. Method: a descriptive research design was utilized in the current study on a purposive sample of 60 patients with Schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder which take place at Mansoura University Hospitals' inpatient psychiatric department. Results: Result of this study showed that less than half of subject aged 30 to 45 years, nearly two third of the research subjects were single, weren't working. All of the studied patients (100%) had no insight. Conclusion: The researchers came to the conclusion that insight is crucial for both the prognosis and course of treatment for schizophrenia because poor or lack insight is a major obstacle for seeking treatment. Recommendations: The present study recommends that mental health services can provide program for enhancing clinical insight in schizophrenic patients because of its significance in treatment process.

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