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Paranoid Delusions in Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders and Depression: The Transdiagnostic Role of Expectations of Negative Events and Negative Self-esteem

Bentall, Richard P., Rouse, Georgina, Kinderman, Peter, Blackwood, Nigel, Howard, Rob, Moore, Rosie, Cummins, Sinead, Corcoran, Rhiannon·2008·Journal of Nervous & Mental Disease

Abstract

We aimed to identify transdiagnostic psychological processes associated with persecutory delusions. Sixty-eight schizophrenia patients, 47 depressed patients, and 33 controls were assessed for paranoia, positive and negative self-esteem, estimations of the frequency of negative, neutral, and positive events occurring to the self in the past and in the future and similar estimates for events affecting others in the future. Negative self-esteem and expectations of negative events were strongly associated with paranoia in all groups. Currently deluded patients were asked to rate whether their persecution was deserved on an analogue scale. Mean deservedness scores were higher in deluded-depressed patients than deluded-schizophrenia patients, but patients in both groups used the full range of scores. The findings indicate that negative self-esteem and negative expectations independently contribute to paranoia, but do not support a simple categorical distinction between poor-me (persecution undeserved) and bad-me (persecution deserved) patients.

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  • Suspiciousness and paranoia symptoms may stem from the avoidance of personal exposure and negative self-image, distorting reality so as to strengthen impaired self-esteem.

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Authors
Bentall, R. P., Rouse, G., Kinderman, P., Blackwood, N., Howard, R., Moore, R., Cummins, S., & Corcoran, R.
Affiliations
  • Bangor University (GB)
  • University of Sheffield (GB)
  • University of Liverpool (GB)
  • University of London (GB)
  • King's College London (GB)
  • University of Nottingham (GB)
  • University of Manchester (GB)
Corresponding author
Bentall, Richard P.
Venue
Journal of Nervous & Mental Disease
Published
2008-05
Volume
196
Issue
5
Pages
375-383
ISSN
0022-3018 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1996530165
Cited by
74
References
61
Citations by year
2024: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 7 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 5
FWCI
4.44
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Research Portal (King's College London) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Wellcome Trust (GR 064134 MA)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Mental Health and Psychiatry
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Hallucinations in medical conditions
Keywords
persecutory delusions, schizophrenia spectrum disorders, depression, negative self-esteem, negative expectations, transdiagnostic mechanisms, self-esteem
MeSH terms
Adult, Culture, Delusions, Major Depressive Disorder, Female, Guilt, Humans, Internal-External Control, Life Change Events, Male, Middle Aged, Paranoid Disorders, Personality Inventory, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Psychometrics, Psychotic Disorders, Schizophrenia, Schizophrenia, Paranoid, Schizophrenic Psychology, Self Concept

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