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Past and Present Perceived Attitudes of Schizophrenics in Relation to Rehospitalization

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Brian Baker ,
Edward Helmes  and
Shahe S. Kazarian
Brian Baker
Affiliation:
London Psychiatric Hospital and Department of Psychiatry, University of Western Ontario, 850 Highbury Avenue, P.O. Box 2532, Terminal “A”, London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 4H1
Edward Helmes
Affiliation:
London Psychiatric Hospital, and Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Western Ontario
Shahe S. Kazarian
Affiliation:
Psychology Department, London Psychiatric Hospital and Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Western Ontario
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Summary

Twenty-one schizophrenic patients from a depot injection clinic with frequent hospital admissions (relapsers) and 28 who had remained well for 18 months (non-relapsers) were compared using the Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI) and the Influential Relationships Questionnaire (IRQ), a modified version of the PBI. The scales measured patients' past and present representations of significant others, respectively. Results indicated that only present representations of significant others differentiated relapsers from non-relapsers.

Subjects were followed up for a 9 month period. The readmitted (n = 8) and the non-readmitted (n = 41) groups were found to be different on the maternal care scales of the PBI and four of the six scales of the IRQ. The perceived attitudes of mothers of non-relapsers and non-readmitted patients tended to improve over time. The importance of the state-trait distinction of perceived attitudes in relation to re-admission to hospital is discussed.

Type
Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 144 , Issue 3 , March 1984 , pp. 263 - 269
Copyright
Copyright © 1984 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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