Relationship among ways of coping, clinical syndromes, and personality disorders in chronic schizophrenics patients

Abstract

The aim of this paper has been to study whether coping styles in schizophrenics are related to personality syndromes and disorders as measured Millon Multiaxial Clinical Inventory (MCMI-II) and the characteristic profile of chronic schizophrenics on this test. Results show an important relationship between negative coping strategies (emotion and avoidance) and those subscales with high scores and also between task-centered coping strategies and low psychopathology.