Self-esteem in patients who have recovered from psychosis: Profile and relationship to quality of life

Abstract

Background: New developments in pharmacotherapy are likely to improve substantially the symptomatic recovery from psychosis but low self-esteem may compromise quality of life. Aims: To investigate the profile and correlates of self-esteem in individuals who have achieved symptomatic recovery from psychosis and determine its relationship with quality of life. Method: Sixty-one individuals who had been free of psychotic symptoms for 6 months were selected during a community-based epidemiological survey of psychoses. Participants were evaluated for subjective assessment of self-esteem using a self-report questionnaire, for clinical and antecedent features of illness, and for quality of life. Re..