Räumlich-zeitliche Psychopathologie – deutsche Version der Scale for Space and Time Experience in Psychosis (STEP): Ein validiertes Messinstrument zur Erfassung des räumlichen und zeitlichen Erlebens bei psychotischen Störungen

Translated title of the contribution: Spatiotemporal psychopathology—German version of the Scale for Space and Time Experience in Psychosis (STEP): A validated measurement instrument for the assessment of spatial and temporal experience in psychotic disorders

Dusan Hirjak, Jonas Daub, Geva A. Brandt, Maria Krayem, Katharina M. Kubera, Georg Northoff

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Abstract

Historical authors (e.g., Ludwig Binswanger and Eugène Minkowski) postulated that the experience of patients with schizophrenia is characterized by time fragmentation. From a clinical perspective, patients with schizophrenia also suffer from difficulties in spatial perception (e.g., abnormalities in the experience of interpersonal distance and spatial orientation). Although these changes can lead to a serious detachment from reality, to considerable suffering of the affected persons and to difficulties in the therapeutic process, the abnormal experience of space and time in psychotic disorders has not yet been sufficiently investigated. One possible reason is the lack of appropriate and standardized instruments that quantify the experience of space and time in patients with psychotic disorders. Based on an innovative concept, the so-called spatiotemporal psychopathology (STPP), a clinical rating scale for the systematic-quantitative assessment of spatial and temporal experience in patients with psychotic disorders was developed. This article presents the German version of the Scale for Space and Time Experience in Psychosis (STEP). The original English version of the STEP measures different spatial (14 phenomena) and temporal (11 phenomena) phenomena in 25 items. The STEP shows both a high internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.94) and a significant correlation with the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS; p < 0.001). In summary, the German version of the STEP scale presented here represents an important instrument in the German-speaking countries for the assessment of spatial and temporal experience in patients with psychotic disorders.

Translated title of the contributionSpatiotemporal psychopathology—German version of the Scale for Space and Time Experience in Psychosis (STEP): A validated measurement instrument for the assessment of spatial and temporal experience in psychotic disorders
Original languageGerman
Pages (from-to)835-841
Number of pages7
JournalNervenarzt
Volume94
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2023
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Affective disorders
  • Differential diagnostic
  • Phenomenology
  • Psychotic disorders
  • Schizophrenia

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Neurology
  • Clinical Neurology
  • Psychiatry and Mental health

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