Clinical Study

First- and Third-Person Perspectives in Psychotic Disorders and Mood Disorders with Psychotic Features

Table 3

Patients were divided into classes according to the answers they gave to the questions that they were asked after the first and the second interview. Based on the responses the patients could be classified as either having lack of insight, loss of insight, partial gain of insight, or complete gain of insight.

Class1st interviewInsight2nd interviewInsightNumber

1Believable for meLack of insightBelievable for meLack of insight53
Believable interviewerBelievable interviewer

2Believable for mePartial insightBelievable for mePartial insight7
Unbelievable interviewerUnbelievable interviewer

3Believable for meLack of insightBelievable for meGain partial insight10
Believable interviewerUnbelievable interviewer

4Believable for meLack of insightUnbelievable for meGain complete insight3
Believable interviewerUnbelievable interviewer

5Unbelievable for meComplete insightUnbelievable for meComplete insight1
Unbelievable interviewerUnbelievable interviewer

6Believable for mePartial insightBelievable for meLose insight5
Unbelievable interviewerBelievable interviewer