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Abstract
People with schizophrenia continue to suffer from functional outcomes and long term morbidity despite a legacy of empirical research and development of several types of treatments (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), 2016). Negative symptoms in schizophrenia account for much of the poor ability to cope with every day activities and consequently the quality of life of the person with schizophrenia (Barabassy et al., 2018; Correll & Schooler, 2020). Simultaneously, self-esteem disturbance in people with schizophrenia affect the way the person copes with failure or success which hinders the effectiveness of medical treatment and rehabilitation (Benavides et al., 2018). In this study, MSC intervention was used to teach patients with schizophrenia a variety of meditation techniques, combining the skills of mindfulness and self-compassion to enhance the patient’s emotional well- being. The present study aimed to evaluate the impact of mindful-self compassion intervention on self-esteem and negative symptoms in patients with schizophrenia. A Quasi experimental research design. It was conducted at the inpatient wards of El-Maamoura Hospital for Psychiatric Medicine in Alexandria.
The total number of patients included in the study was 68 patients with schizophrenia, divided into two equal matching groups as much as possible; study group and a control one. The control group receiving routine hospital treatments and the study group who received MSC intervention alongside with the routine hospital treatments.