B. Saravanan|KS Jacob|Shanthi Johnson|Martin Prince|Dinesh Bhugra|Anthony S. David
Assessing insight in schizophrenia: East meets West
Christian Medical College & Hospital|Christian Medical College & Hospital|Christian Medical College & Hospital|King's College London|King's College London|King's College London
background lack insight observed people schizophrenia across cultures assessment insight must take account prevailing illness models aims determine whether culturally specific western biomedical interpretations insight psychosis reconciled method patients schizophrenia n 131 assessed first contact psychiatric services vellore south india patients explanatory models psychopathology insight investigated using standard schedule translated tamil results supernatural explanations symptoms frequent insight dimensions weakly associated inversely severity symptoms whereas preserved insight associated anxiety helpseeking perception change willingness attribute symptoms disease others ones self supernatural forces strongly associated insight conclusions relationship insight awareness illness clinical variables similar south india elsewhere however assessment insight might failed capture locally accepted explanatory frameworks inclusive conceptual model emphasises helpseeking recommended