Browsing by Author "Cernis, Emma"
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Catastrophic cognitions about coronavirus: the Oxford psychological investigation of coronavirus questionnaire [TOPIC-Q]
Rosebrock, Laina; Cernis, Emma; Lambe, Sinead; Waite, Felicity; Petit, Ariane; Ehlers, Anke; Clark, David M; Freeman, Daniel (2021-01)Background: Cognitive therapies are developed on the principle that specific cognitive appraisals are key determinants in the development and maintenance of mental health disorders. It is likely that particular appraisals ... -
The comments of voices on the appearance of patients with psychosis: ‘the voices tell me that I am ugly’
Waite, Felicity; Diamond, Rowan; Collett, Nicola; Teale, Ashley-Louise; Bird, Jessica C.; Cernis, Emma; Isham, Louise; Freeman, Daniel (2019-09)Background:There are high rates of obesity and low self-esteem in patients with psychosis. The occurrence of negative voice content directly about appearance is therefore plausible. Derogatory comments about appearance are ... -
Dissociation in patients with non-affective psychosis: Prevalence, symptom associations, and maintenance factors
Cernis, Emma; Molodynski, Andrew; Ehlers, Anke; Freeman, Daniel (2021-11)Dissociation is problematic in its own right for patients with psychosis but may also contribute to the occurrence of psychotic experiences. We therefore set out to estimate in a large cohort of patients with psychosis the ... -
Suicidal ideation and behaviour in patients with persecutory delusions: Prevalence, symptom associations, and psychological correlates
Freeman, Daniel; Collett, Nicola; Diamond, Rowan; Cernis, Emma; Bird, Jessica C.; Isham, Louise; Forkert, Ava; Waite, Felicity (2019-07)Background:To determine the prevalence of suicidal ideation and behaviour - and their correlates - in patients with persecutory delusions. Methods:110 patients with persecutory delusions in the context of non-affective ... -
A targeted psychological treatment for sleep problems in young people at ultra-high risk of psychosis in England (SleepWell): a parallel group, single-blind, randomised controlled feasibility trial
Waite, Felicity; Cernis, Emma; Iredale, Ellen; Johns, Louise; Maughan, Daniel L; Diamond, Rowan; Freeman, Daniel (2023-08)Sleep disturbance is common and problematic for young people at ultra-high risk of psychosis. Sleep disruption is a contributory causal factor in the occurrence of mental health problems, including psychotic experiences, ... -
Treating sleep problems in young people at ultra-high-risk of psychosis: study protocol for a single-blind parallel group randomised controlled feasibility trial (SleepWell).
Waite, Felicity; Johns, Louise; Cernis, Emma; Maughan, Daniel L; Freeman, Daniel (2020-11)Background Effective interventions, targeting key contributory causal factors, are needed to prevent the emergence of severe mental health problems in young people. Insomnia is a common clinical issue that is problematic ... -
The weeks before 100 persecutory delusions: the presence of many potential contributory causal factors
Freeman, Daniel; Diamond, Rowan; Bird, Jessica C.; Cernis, Emma; Collett, Nicola; Isham, Louise; Lister, Rachel; Waite, Felicity (2019-09)Background:The period before the formation of a persecutory delusion may provide causal insights. Patient accounts are invaluable in informing this understanding. Aims:To inform the understanding of delusion formation, ... -
What is the relationship between dissociation and self-harming behaviour in adolescents?
Cernis, Emma; Chan, Carmen; Cooper, Myra (2019-01)Deliberate self‐harm in adolescents is an increasing clinical problem, but there is a limited understanding of the mechanisms causing or maintaining this behaviour. One proposed mechanism is that of dissociation. However, ...