Changes in self-perception following short-term psychiatric treatment

  • Yona Teichman*
  • , Widad E. Bazzoui
  • , Edna B. Foa
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The present study investigated the effects of short-term psychiatric treatment on patients' attitudes toward themselves and toward their spouses. Subjects were 48 females, 16 schizophrenics and 32 neurotics who have hospitalized for an average period of 4-5 weeks. They were administered the RBT at the beginning and at termination of treatment. The results suggest improvement of self-imaging in neurotics, at the actual level. Reduction in the discrepancy between actual and ideal levels, as well as between relation to self and to spouse following treatment, were also noted. Alternative explanations of the findings were briefly discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)231-238
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Psychiatric Research
Volume10
Issue number3-4
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1974
Externally publishedYes

Funding

Funders
National Science Foundation

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