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A Test of the Hierarchical Model of Personal Illness

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

F. M. Mcpherson ,
Marian C. Antram ,
V. E. Bagshaw ,
Sheila K. Carmichael  and
F. M. McPherson
F. M. Mcpherson
Affiliation:
Tayside Area Clinical Psychology Department, Royal Dundee Liff Hospital, Dundee DD2 5NF, Scotland
Marian C. Antram
Affiliation:
Tayside Area Clinical Psychology Department, Royal Dundee Liff Hospital, Dundee DD2 5NF, Scotland
V. E. Bagshaw
Affiliation:
Tayside Area Clinical Psychology Department, Royal Dundee Liff Hospital, Dundee DD2 5NF, Scotland
Sheila K. Carmichael
Affiliation:
Tayside Area Clinical Psychology Department, Royal Dundee Liff Hospital, Dundee DD2 5NF, Scotland
F. M. McPherson
Affiliation:
Tayside Area Clinical Psychology Department, Royal Dundee Liff Hospital, Dundee DD2 5NF, Scotland
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Summary

To test the Foulds and Bedford hierarchical model of personal illness, the Delusions-Symptoms-States Inventory (DSSI) was administered to 100 psychiatric in-patients. Ninety-six had symptom patterns compatible with the hierarchy. This is significantly more than expected on the basis merely of the number of DSSI items affirmed, and overall the results support the model.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 131 , Issue 1 , July 1977 , pp. 56 - 58
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1977 

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References

Foulds, G. A. & Bedford, A. (1975) Hierarchy of classes of personal illness. Psychological Medicine, 5, 181–202.Google Scholar
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