Atribución Causal en Psicosis: un estudio en pacientes y familiares
Year: 2013
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Far too little is known about causal attribution of psychotic disorders according to patients and relatives, something that could be related to their attitudes and emotional reactions towards the disorder itself. In order to examine this matter, a sample of 162 patients diagnosed with psychosis and their families, who were included in an assessment of social functioning, was collected. They were asked to answer this open question: What do you think your/his disorder is due to? The following step was the classification of the answers. The results indicate that both patients and relatives considered Vital Circumstances as the primary cause of the disorder. It should also be noted that relatives tend to consider internal factors as a cause as opposed to patients. In subsequent studies, it would be interesting to explore the relationship between the causal attribution given by patients and relatives, and other relevant variables such as social functioning, behavior problems and family overload.
Language: English
Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W77897541