TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessment of dysfunctional working models of self and others in schizophrenic patients
T2 - A summary of data collected in nine nations
AU - Perris, C.
AU - Frank, N.
AU - Gusmao, R.
AU - Henry, L.
AU - Lundberg, M.
AU - Schaub, A.
AU - Simos, G.
AU - Richter, J.
AU - Rognoni, R.
AU - Ruchkin, V.
AU - Valls, J.
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - Objective: To investigate the cross-cultural feasibility of a new scale for assessing dysfunctional working models of self and others, and to evaluate its discriminative power. Method: Schizophrenic patients (N = 351), non-psychotic patients (N = 86) and non-clinical subjects (N = 511) collected in 10 centres completed the DWM-S. Current psychopathology was assessed by means of the BPRS. Results: Alpha coefficients were high in all samples. Mean scores on the DWM-S appeared to be comparable in all countries, suggesting cross-national generalizability. No significant correlation was found with sex, age, levels of psychopathology and duration of illness. Discriminant analyses showed that more than 70% of the schizophrenic patients are correctly classified. Conclusion: The DWM-S is an easily administered self-report instrument which allows to pinpoint internal dysfunctional working models of self and others in various types of patients. It is a useful tool for case conceptualization, especially when psychotherapeutic interventions are part of the treatment programme. (C) Munksgaard 2000.
AB - Objective: To investigate the cross-cultural feasibility of a new scale for assessing dysfunctional working models of self and others, and to evaluate its discriminative power. Method: Schizophrenic patients (N = 351), non-psychotic patients (N = 86) and non-clinical subjects (N = 511) collected in 10 centres completed the DWM-S. Current psychopathology was assessed by means of the BPRS. Results: Alpha coefficients were high in all samples. Mean scores on the DWM-S appeared to be comparable in all countries, suggesting cross-national generalizability. No significant correlation was found with sex, age, levels of psychopathology and duration of illness. Discriminant analyses showed that more than 70% of the schizophrenic patients are correctly classified. Conclusion: The DWM-S is an easily administered self-report instrument which allows to pinpoint internal dysfunctional working models of self and others in various types of patients. It is a useful tool for case conceptualization, especially when psychotherapeutic interventions are part of the treatment programme. (C) Munksgaard 2000.
KW - DWM-S
KW - Dysfunctional working models
KW - Schizophrenia
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U2 - 10.1034/j.1600-0447.2000.102005336.x
DO - 10.1034/j.1600-0447.2000.102005336.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 11098804
AN - SCOPUS:0033753736
SN - 0001-690X
VL - 102
SP - 336
EP - 341
JO - Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
JF - Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
IS - 5
ER -