Clinical Study

Dimensions of Hallucinations and Delusions in Affective and Nonaffective Illnesses

Table 5

Comparison of the beck cognitive insight scale (BCIS) and brief psychiatric rating scale (BPRS) scores in affective and nonaffective groups.

ScalesGroupsU P
Affective ( )
mean ± SD
Nonaffective ( )
mean ± SD

BPRS 202.00.000*
BCIS self-reflectiveness 389.50.369
BCIS self-certainty 210.00.000*
BCIS total 280.00.012*
BCIS composite index 396.00.421

Significant.