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Self-Esteem, Vulnerability and Psychiatric Disorder in the Community

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

J. G. Ingham ,
N. B. Kreitman ,
P. McC. Miller ,
S. P. Sashidharan  and
P. G. Surtees
J. G. Ingham*
Affiliation:
MRC Unit for Epidemiological Studies in Psychiatry, University Department of Psychiatry, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Morningside Park, Edinburgh EH 10 5AF, Scotland
N. B. Kreitman
Affiliation:
MRC Unit for Epidemiological Studies in Psychiatry, University Department of Psychiatry, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Morningside Park, Edinburgh EH 10 5AF, Scotland
P. McC. Miller
Affiliation:
MRC Unit for Epidemiological Studies in Psychiatry, University Department of Psychiatry, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Morningside Park, Edinburgh EH 10 5AF, Scotland
S. P. Sashidharan
Affiliation:
MRC Unit for Epidemiological Studies in Psychiatry, University Department of Psychiatry, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Morningside Park, Edinburgh EH 10 5AF, Scotland
P. G. Surtees
Affiliation:
MRC Unit for Epidemiological Studies in Psychiatry, University Department of Psychiatry, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Morningside Park, Edinburgh EH 10 5AF, Scotland
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

One hypothesis concerning the nature of the link between negative self-appraisal and certain psychological disorders is that low self-esteem may be a consequence of both early and current experiences, and may predispose to breakdown. An alternative view is that the negative self-concept is only to be found in the presence of illness, which is the primary cause. Results are reported from a community survey, confirming the influence of certain biographical factors on self-esteem in the absence of illness, whereas other factors appear to operate only after the onset of illness. Anxiety as well as depression, has effects on self-esteem.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 148 , Issue 4 , April 1986 , pp. 375 - 385
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Copyright © 1986 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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