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- Title
Decision making and implicit suicidality in schizophrenia spectrum disorders.
- Authors
Vorontsova, O.; Medvedeva, T.; Enikolopov, S.; Boyko, O.; Rupchev, G.
- Abstract
Introduction: Research shows that mental illnesses increase suicidal risk. Studies have found that suicidal risk is associated with impaired decision-making. Objectives: To analyze decision making based on emotional learning in implicit suicidality. Methods: 56 male patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorder (F20) and denied presence of suicidal ideation were involved into the study (mean age 23±2.7),. Methods: Iowa gambling task (IGT) - integral indicators were used: the prevalence of "good" choices over "bad" ones, total score; and an indicator reflecting the ignorance of consequences of one's choice - the subject remains on a "bad deck" after a loss. The Rorschach test (Rorschach Comprehensive system) was administered: Suicide Constellation «S-CON» and its components were used. Results: According to the analysis, prevalence of "good" choices (IGT) negatively correlates with «S-CON» (Spearman's correlation -0.328*, hereinafter significance level: ~ - p<0.1; * - p<0.05). A decrease in the total IGT score is associated with the following cognitive indicators: disregard for social conventions, nonconformism («P») (Spearman's, 0.337*); a tendency to react defensively to a problem situation, blocking activity in terms of making decisions («R») (0.308*). Ignoring the consequences of one's choice (IGT) correlates with such emotional factors as emotional incontinence, superficiality of emotions, emotional lability («FC:CF+C») (-.0382*), ambivalence of emotions («Blcol-shd») (statistical tendency, 0.277~), expressed dissatisfaction with the existing situation, internal tension and dysphoria («S») (0.291~). Conclusions: The relationship of implicit suicidality with decisionmaking was found to be similar to the relationship of pronounced suicidality with decision-making. Suicidality is associated with impaired ability to make decisions based on emotional learning.
- Subjects
IOWA; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUICIDAL ideation; DECISION making; RORSCHACH Test; IMPLICIT learning; MENTAL illness
- Publication
European Psychiatry, 2021, Vol 64, pS807
- ISSN
0924-9338
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.2134