Relating movement markers of schizophrenia to self-experience-a mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Basic self-disorders on the one hand and motor symptoms on the other hand are discussed as endophenotypes of schizophrenia psychopathology. However, the systematic interaction between motor symptoms and the self-experience of patients is rarely studied.

Methods

In a previous study we defined motor markers of schizophrenia via a data-driven analysis of patients' gait patterns. In this study, we related the movement markers to measures of basic self-disorder obtained with EASE interviews. We substantiated the correlations with a qualitative content analysis of the interviews of a subset of four patients. We related qualitative and quantitative data on an intra- and interpersonal level.

Results

Our results suggest an association between the previously define

SUBMITTER: Martin LAL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10319999 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature