Insight and Psychosis
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چکیده
An evaluation of patients’ insight into their mental illness has long been included in the standard mental state examination. The last 10 years have shown a resurgence of interest in insight, with better definitions and operationalizations of the concept. Insight into psychosis is seen as the ability of patient for self observation and knowledge about his illness. This has received scant attention in past due to confusion and inconsistent use of the term ‘insight’ in psychosis. We have reviewed current concepts relating to insight, its possible relation to disease pathophysiology and its implications for management of patients with psychosis. This article reviews ( i ) components of insight (ii) Models of insight (iii) Various scales to assess insight in psychosis (iv) impact of disease on insight and vice-versa (v) implications for management of insight and disease per se.
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