Beyond the symptoms: Exploring attachment styles and reality-testing among schizophrenia clients from a nursing perspective.

Unlabelled: WHAT IS KNOWN ON THE SUBJECT?: The insecure attachment styles are associated with mental health problems and can influence reality perception, particularly in individuals with schizophrenia. WHAT THE PAPER ADDS TO EXISTING KNOWLEDGE?: The paper provides empirical evidence for the correlation between insecure attachment styles and reality-testing impairment in clients with schizophrenia. Higher reality testing impairment scores were observed in specific demographics: males who were unmarried and aged between 40 and 50 years old, as well as those with a duration of illness of less than 5 years.