Low self-esteem and psychiatric patients: Part I - The relationship between low self-esteem and psychiatric diagnosis.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The objective of the current study was to determine the prevalence and the degree of lowered self-esteem across the spectrum of psychiatric disorders. METHOD: The present study was carried out on a consecutive sample of 1,190 individuals attending an open-access psychiatric outpatient clinic. There were 957 psychiatric patients, 182 cases with conditions not attributable to a mental disorder, and 51 control subjects. Patients were diagnosed according to DSM III-R diagnostic criteria following detailed assessments. At screening, individuals completed two questionnaires to measure self-esteem, the Rosenberg self-esteem scale and the Janis and Field Social Adequacy scale. Statistical analyses were performed on the scores of the two self-esteem scales. RESULTS: The results of the p

SUBMITTER: Silverstone PH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC151271 | biostudies-literature | 2003 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature