Subjective experience of the disease in patients with schizophrenia

• Autor: Kaliksztein Fihman, Bertha
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2001
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Repositorio: Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:revistaspuc:article/3623
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/psicologia/article/view/3623
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: subjective experience; schizophrenia; phenomenology of the illness; experiencia subjetiva; esquizofrenia; fenomenología de la enfermedad.

This descriptive investigation explores experimentation of the disease in 15 schizophrenic patients from the perspective of the patients themselves through semistructured interviews. The most significan! testimonies were the attribution of the disease to a lack of orientation from the parents, the perception of difficulties in learning and attention abilities in class and the scarce and conflictive interpersonal relationships. Having an occupation, psychological support and stability in their Ji ves were mentioned as aspects that contribute to significan! improvement. Feelings like fear, depression, lack of peace among others are inherent aspects of the disease. In our opinion listening to the patient helps to better understand the experiencing of schizophrenia.