Singapore Psychiatric Rehab: Insight Paradox
Lack of insight has been found to be an important predictor of adverse clinical outcomes, treatment non-compliance, and increased cognitive impairment (Aleman et al., 2006; Mohamed et al., 2009; Yen et al., 2005). Yet, there were conflicting findings implying that having insight is not necessarily associated with positive outcomes, contribute much to the complexity of the insight construct, and were consequently coined as the “insight paradox” (Lysaker et al., 2007).
Would having illness insight be a prerequisite to involve an individual in psychiatric rehabilitation programme or service? State your view and support with readings and research evidence.
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Would having illness insight be a prerequisite to involve an individual in psychiatric rehabilitation programme or service? State your view and support with readings and research evidence.
The notion of insight in the mental illness context has remained a topic of debate for a long time, particularly in psychiatry. The insight paradox encompasses the conflicting findings in studies about insight's effects on clinical results (Davis et al., 2020). Research indicates that the absence of insight can predict adverse clinical outcomes, enhanced cognitive deficiencies, and treatment non-compliance (Pratt et al., 2014). However, the findings are contradictory and thus raise significant questions concerning the vitality of insight. Insight offers numerous benefits. It may