Abnormal bodily experiences in schizophrenia: a phenomenological study

Our study focuses on Abnormal Bodily Experiences [ABE] in people with schizophrenia. We have created a specific questionnaire for this study – based on the study of Stanghellini et al. (2012) and the third dimension of the EASE scale (body experiences) (Parnas et al. 2005). Our research follows an analytical method called “empirical-phenomenological”. Our population is made up of 50 schizophrenic subjects. The average age of subjects was 37 years. There are no exclusion criteria regarding gender or control sample. Analyzes are qualitative. We observed that ABE are very present symptoms in people with schizophrenia. Indeed, in our sample, only one patient was asymptomatic. We also observed that all categories and subcategories were present in our sample. These results should help to refine and clarify the diagnosis of schizophrenia and open up significant opportunities for psychotherapeutic dimension.