Anosognosia and schizophrenia – a reminder. (June 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Little, John D; Bell, Elliot
• Is Part Of: Australasian psychiatry. Volume 29:Number 3(2021)
• Page Start: 344
• Page End: 345
• Publication Date: 2021-06
• Subjects: anosognosia -- lack of capacity -- lack of insight -- schizophrenia; Psychiatry -- Australasia -- Periodicals; Psychiatry -- Periodicals; 616.89005
• DOI: 10.1177/1039856220928866
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1039-8562

Abstract

Objective: To remind the clinical and legal practitioner that anosognosia is a recognised facet of schizophrenia with implications for capacity assessment and for relating effectively with people who experience it. Conclusions: The term anosognosia emphasises that, in schizophrenia, lack of capacity is the result of a neurological deficit. Under-appreciation of this may place that person at risk of a preventable harm.