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Coping with auditory hallucinations9/23/2023 ![]() ![]() 1 Lazarus and Folkman defined coping as the “person’s cognitive and behavioural efforts to manage internal and external demands on the person, which are appraised as taxing or exceeding the person’s resources.” 2 Ostell also provided a ‘stress-coping’ paradigm to explain human reaction to a stressful situation. Keywords: Coping, Hallucinations, SchizophreniaĬoping is an action directed at resolution or mitigation of a problematic situation. There were few significant correlations between coping strategies and sociodemographic or clinical variables. Duration of illness also correlated negatively with ‘help-seeking’ coping strategies.Ĭonclusions: Indian patients with schizophrenia used numerous coping strategies to deal with hallucinations. Age correlated negatively with the total number of coping strategies and specifically with ‘helpseeking’, ‘problem solving’, and ‘diversion’ strategies. Patients from an urban background used more ‘diversion’ and ‘help seeking’ coping strategies. Unmarried patients employed a greater number of coping strategies than married patients and used more ‘avoidance’ strategies. ‘Help seeking’ coping strategies were most commonly employed. Results: On average, each patient used 4 coping strategies to deal with hallucinations. The following scales were utilised: Phenomenology of Hallucinations, Attitude towards Hallucinations, and Instrument for Assessment of Coping Behaviour. Data on socio-demographic and clinical variables were recorded. Patients and Methods: Seventy five patients with chronic stable schizophrenia with hallucinations (in any form) were enrolled. Objective: To examine socio-demographic and clinical correlates of coping strategies employed by patients with chronic schizophrenia to manage hallucinations. ![]()
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