Meaning of life and value orientation in patients with manifestation of schizophrenia
Aim. The emotional distress, personal suffering and social stigma that occur in patients with schizophrenia, often lead to loss of meaning and significant purpose in their life. This may be due to the restructuring of spiritual value orientations. In order to analyze the effectiveness of the existen...
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| author | O. I. Osokina V. A. Abramov G. G. Putyatin S. G. Pyrkov E. M. Vygovskaya E. M. Denisov O. N. Golodenko |
| author_facet | O. I. Osokina V. A. Abramov G. G. Putyatin S. G. Pyrkov E. M. Vygovskaya E. M. Denisov O. N. Golodenko |
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| description | Aim. The emotional distress, personal suffering and social stigma that occur in patients with schizophrenia, often lead to loss of meaning and significant purpose in their life. This may be due to the restructuring of spiritual value orientations. In order to analyze the effectiveness of the existential-personal rehabilitation of 237 patients with manifestation of schizophrenia there were studied indicators of vital meanings and values using psychodiagnostic tool «Meaning-of-life orientations» (D.A. Leontyev, 2000).
Methods and results. There was founded that patients with schizophrenia who have undergone rehabilitation, showed a significant increase (p<0,05) in meaningfulness of life level over the next two years after the manifestation of the disease, that was higher (p<0,05) than in patients treated with only pharmacotherapy.
Conclusion. This suggests that the existential-personal rehabilitation is effective for the formation of goals, values and meanings, which improves the quality of patient's life and contributes to the prevention of suicidal behavior. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-757c26d3c4db46cf924dc08ebadb4f5f2025-08-20T01:58:08ZengZaporizhzhia State Medical and Pharmaceutical UniversityZaporožskij Medicinskij Žurnal2306-41452310-12102014-06-013778010.14739/2310-1210.2014.3.26037Meaning of life and value orientation in patients with manifestation of schizophreniaO. I. OsokinaV. A. AbramovG. G. PutyatinS. G. PyrkovE. M. VygovskayaE. M. DenisovO. N. GolodenkoAim. The emotional distress, personal suffering and social stigma that occur in patients with schizophrenia, often lead to loss of meaning and significant purpose in their life. This may be due to the restructuring of spiritual value orientations. In order to analyze the effectiveness of the existential-personal rehabilitation of 237 patients with manifestation of schizophrenia there were studied indicators of vital meanings and values using psychodiagnostic tool «Meaning-of-life orientations» (D.A. Leontyev, 2000). Methods and results. There was founded that patients with schizophrenia who have undergone rehabilitation, showed a significant increase (p<0,05) in meaningfulness of life level over the next two years after the manifestation of the disease, that was higher (p<0,05) than in patients treated with only pharmacotherapy. Conclusion. This suggests that the existential-personal rehabilitation is effective for the formation of goals, values and meanings, which improves the quality of patient's life and contributes to the prevention of suicidal behavior.http://zmj.zsmu.edu.ua/article/view/26037/23508DepressionValue orientationSchizophreniaRehabilitation |
| spellingShingle | O. I. Osokina V. A. Abramov G. G. Putyatin S. G. Pyrkov E. M. Vygovskaya E. M. Denisov O. N. Golodenko Meaning of life and value orientation in patients with manifestation of schizophrenia Zaporožskij Medicinskij Žurnal Depression Value orientation Schizophrenia Rehabilitation |
| title | Meaning of life and value orientation in patients with manifestation of schizophrenia |
| title_full | Meaning of life and value orientation in patients with manifestation of schizophrenia |
| title_fullStr | Meaning of life and value orientation in patients with manifestation of schizophrenia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Meaning of life and value orientation in patients with manifestation of schizophrenia |
| title_short | Meaning of life and value orientation in patients with manifestation of schizophrenia |
| title_sort | meaning of life and value orientation in patients with manifestation of schizophrenia |
| topic | Depression Value orientation Schizophrenia Rehabilitation |
| url | http://zmj.zsmu.edu.ua/article/view/26037/23508 |
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