Stress and psychoticism

The EPQ, a stress questionnaire, and a bodily symptom questionnaire were completed by 21 female and 12 male psychiatric patients. The P score correlated with a high stress score, and certain stress items differentiated extreme high and low P scorers. In addition, high P scorers were found to have a tendency to increase, rather than decrease some of their bodily symptoms after treatment. A different approach to treatment for high P scorers is suggested.