Insight in Psychosis: An Integrated Perspective
Starlin Vijay Mythri, Johann Alex Ebenezer
InTech eBooks October 17, 2018 DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.79368 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Citations | 2 |
| Key points | Argues that insight in psychosis is a multidimensional concept requiring study at multiple levels, with emphasis on personal and interpersonal aspects that clinical discourse routinely neglects in favor of reductionist biological models. Proposes that an adequate understanding of the nature of the human person should ground inquiry into delusion and insight and guide therapeutic, administrative, and legal management of psychotic illness. |
Abstract
Insight in psychosis is a multidimensional concept with each component being influenced by various biological, individual and cultural factors. The study and understanding of such a concept needs to be done at various levels and with needed emphasis on the personal and interpersonal aspects of the people suffering with psychotic disorders, as this is routinely neglected in the clinical discourse in favor of reductionist biological models. An adequate understanding of the nature of human person should undergird a complex effort like the inquiry into the higher concepts of human experience such as delusion and insight into illness, which in turn should guide the therapeutic, administrative and legal management of people with psychotic illness.