Effect of temperament and character features on insight in patients with schizophrenia, comparison with healthy volunteers

Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the character and temperament characteristics of patients with schizophrenia and to compare them with healthy volunteers. Method: For this purpose, psychiatric interviews were performed once in total with 50 people diagnosed with schizophrenia according to DSM-V diagnostic criteria and applied to Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine Mental Health and Diseases Hospital. The scale of temperament and character inventory (TCI), positive and negative syndrome scale , scale of assessment of three components of insight was applied. The temperament and character inventory and sociodemographic data form were applied to healthy volunteers. Discussion: Within the scope of the study, we found that total of novelty seeking with insight scores were negative, self-directed positive, and negative associated with total harm avoidance. We found that the increase in insight level was associated with positive symptoms, a decrease in severity of negative symptoms. Results: We think that temperament and character traits can be predictive in terms of insight and that it is important for treatment compliance and insight is effective on the prognosis and prognosis of the disease. Our study should be supported with follow-up studies involving more patients. Keywords: schizophrenia, insight, temperament