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Endorsements of Ellis' irrational beliefs as a function of DSM‐III psychotic diagnoses
Author(s) -
Newmark Charles S.,
Whitt J. Kenneth
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(198311)39:6<820::aid-jclp2270390602>3.0.co;2-2
Subject(s) - psychology , irrational number , emotive , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , mania , psychiatry , bipolar disorder , clinical psychology , quetiapine , psychotherapist , cognition , philosophy , epistemology , geometry , mathematics
Asked normal S s ( N = 120) as well as patients ( N = 150) diagnosed as manic, major depressive disorder and schizophrenic to give their opinions with regard to Ellis' 11 irrational beliefs. The schizophrenia group and major depressive group were noted to endorse at least 3 and 4 of the irrational beliefs, respectively, a striking contrast to both the normal and manic groups, who did not endorse any of these ideas. Thus, the data with regard to two of the three psychotic groups are consistent with rational‐emotive theory.