Bodily self-disturbance in schizophrenia-spectrum populations: Introducing the Benson et al. Body Disturbances Inventory (B-BODI).
PsyCh journal March 1, 2019 Taylor L Benson, Peter Brugger, Sohee Park
A new picture-based instrument, the Benson et al. Body Disturbances Inventory (B-BODI), was developed to quantify bodily self-disturbances in schizophrenia, addressing limitations of verbal self-report measures. Drawings depicting aberrant bodily self-experiences were presented with captions; participants rated frequency, vividness, and distress on a 5-point scale. Individuals with schizophrenia, older healthy controls, and college students completed two versions of the B-BODI along with established questionnaires. Results suggest the B-BODI accurately captures bodily self-disturbances and may predict psychosis risk in healthy young individuals. Anomalous self-disturbances appear relatively stable over time in chronic schizophrenia.