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KMID : 1143820160120010007
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Anxiety and Mood
2016 Volume.12 No. 1 p.7 ~ p.12
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Relationships between Selective Attention Bias for Fear Stimuli and Hallucination in Patients with Schizophrenia : A Preliminary Study
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Kim Han-Suk
Han Jin-Hee
Hong Seung-Chul
Jeong Jong-Hyun
Lim Hyun-Kook
Kim Tae-Won
Um Yoo-Hyun
Chae Jeong-Ho
Lee Kyoung-Uk
Seo Ho-Jun
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Abstract
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Objective : This study was conducted to evaluate the relationships between selective attention bias for fear stimuli and hallucination in patients with schizophrenia
Method : A total of 66 patients with schizophrenia admitted to psychiatry clinics were included in the study. Selective attention bias was measured by the dot-probe task. Patient symptoms were measured using the Positive and Negative Symptom Scale, Psychotic Symptom Rating Scale (PSYRATS), Korean version of the Scale to Assess Unawareness of Mental Disorder, and Clinical Global Impression-Severity scale.
Results : Selective attention bias was correlated with the hallucination subscale of PSYTATS (r=0.268, p=0.029). No correlation was found between selective attention bias and other clinical measures. There was no significant difference, but a statistical trend was found (p=0.092) in hallucination severities between the biased and non-biased groups.
Conclusion : The results suggest that selective attention bias for fear stimuli is associated with auditory hallucination. This preliminary study suggests the possibility of correlation between auditory hallucination in the psychotic domain and anxiety of the affective component.
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KEYWORD
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Selective attention bias , Psychotic symptoms , Auditory hallucination , Anxiety
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