Coping with psychotic symptoms in the early phases of schizophrenia

Bibliographic Data

ID9053697
AuthorsSteve Boschi (State University of New York), Richard E Adams (0000-0002-3372-7922, Mount Sinai Medical Center), Evelyn J Bromet (0000-0002-2648-5793, State University of New York), Janet E Lavelle, Janet Lavelle (State University of New York), Elyse Everett, Elyse A Everett (0000-0001-6413-8170, State University of New York), Nora Galambos (State University of New York)
Year2000
Volume70
Issue2
Pages242-252
Publication date2000-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Orthopsychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-9432 • E-ISSN: 1939-0025
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/h0087710
PMID10826036
OpenAlexW2051464036
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited5

How people diagnosed with schizophrenia cope with positive symptoms after their first hospitalization is explored, along with the relationship of their coping strategies to their psychosocial functioning. The strategies most frequently endorsed were cognitive in type, while those considered most helpful were behavioral. Respondents identifying an active strategy as most helpful displayed better psychosocial functioning at 24-month follow-up

Cognition · Coping (psychology) · Psychiatry · Psychosis · Psychosocial · Schizophrenia (object-oriented programming) · Social functioning · Clinical Psychology · Mental Health and Psychiatry · Psychology · Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments · Schizophrenia research and treatment