The Self in the Spectrum: A Closer Look at the Temporal Stability of Self-Disorders in Schizophrenia.
Psychopathology 2018 DOI: 10.1159/000488645 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Longitudinal study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Duration | 5-year follow-up |
| Topics | Philosophy of mind |
| Keywords | Network Psychopathology Schizophrenia spectrum Self-disorders |
| Key findings | After a 5-year follow-up, the interconnection across self-disorder dimensions tightened, confirming that EASE domains are interdependent aspects of an overarching structural change of subjectivity. |
Abstract
Self-disorders are temporally persisting, experiential anomalies of subjective experiences that index liability to schizophrenia. They impact on the temporal unfolding of concomitant, diagnostic symptoms and can be suitably characterized through the Examination of Anomalous Self Ex periences (EASE). Capitalizing on the results of a recent longitudinal study, we explored the relevant patterns of interaction within self-disorders' descriptive dimensions (i.e., stream of consciousness, presence, corporeality, demarcation, and solipsism). The results indicated that after a 5-year follow-up the interconnection across SD dimensions tightened, confirming that EASE domains are interdependent aspects of an overarching structural change of subjectivity.