Relations of Self-Esteem with Paranoia in Healthy Controls, Individuals at Ultra-High Risk for Psychosis and with Recent Onset Schizophrenia.
10.16946/kjsr.2013.16.2.86
- Author:
Hui Woo YOON
;
Yun Young SONG
;
Jee In KANG
;
Suk Kyoon AN
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Paranoia;
Self-esteem;
Depression;
Anxiety
- MeSH:
Animals;
Anxiety;
Charadriiformes;
Delusions;
Depression;
Healthy Volunteers;
Humans;
Paranoid Disorders*;
Psychotic Disorders*;
Schizophrenia*
- From:Korean Journal of Schizophrenia Research
2013;16(2):86-92
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: Some emotional components, such as self-esteem, depression and anxiety, have been reported to be associated with paranoia in non-clinical population and schizophrenia patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between self-esteem and paranoia in healthy controls, in ultra-high risk for psychosis and schizophrenia patients. METHODS: 34 subjects with recent onset schizophrenia, 36 subjects with ultra-high risk for psychosis, and 44 healthy volunteers participated in this study. A detailed assessment was made of the paranoia, self-esteem, depression, and anxiety. RESULTS: In all three groups, there were a negative correlation between paranoia and self-esteem, and positive correlations between paranoia and depression and anxiety. In healthy control, lower self-esteem showed a trend to predict higher paranoia, and in ultra-high risk for psychosis, this trend tern on statistically significant level, and in recent onset schizophrenia group, this correlation was disappeared. CONCLUSION: The individual who have lower self-esteem showed higher paranoia tendency under delusional level, but after formation of persecutory delusion, the tendency was disappeared. This result supports the hypothesis that persecutory delusions are a defense against negative affective process.
