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Review
. 1992;48(10):652-4.

Illness and insight

A S David  1
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  • PMID: 1458274
Review

Illness and insight

A S David. Br J Hosp Med. 1992.

Abstract

The term insight, when applied to illness, encompasses a patient's awareness and the personal significance of his/her disease, and the need for treatment. Insight is shaped by cultural, psychological and neurological factors. It affects attitudes to compliance and screening, levels of distress and may influence prognosis.

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