Browsing by Author "Diamond, Rowan"
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Anticipatory Pleasure in Current Psychosis: Cognitive and Emotional Correlates
Rosebrock, Laina; Waite, Felicity; Diamond, Rowan; Collett, Nicola; Bold, Emily; Chadwick, Eleanor; Teale, Ashley-Louise (2020-12)Anticipation of pleasure – a key aspect of hedonic experience - is a motivating factor for engaging in activities. Low levels of anticipatory pleasure and activity are found in individuals with psychosis. Cognitive factors ... -
Automated virtual reality cognitive therapy versus virtual reality mental relaxation therapy for the treatment of persistent persecutory delusions in patients with psychosis (THRIVE): a parallel-group, single-blind, randomised controlled trial in England with mediation analyses
Freeman, Daniel; Waite, Felicity; Lambe, Sinead; Diamond, Rowan; Rovira, Aitor; Rosebrock, Laina; Clark, David M (2023-09)Persecutory delusions are a major psychiatric problem that often do not respond sufficiently to standard pharmacological or psychological treatments. We developed a new brief automated virtual reality (VR) cognitive treatment ... -
Body image concerns in patients with persecutory delusions
Waite, Felicity; Diamond, Rowan; Collett, Nicola; Freeman, Daniel (2022-04)Background: Persecutory fears build on feelings of vulnerability that arise from negative views of the self. Body image concerns have the potential to be a powerful driver of feelings of vulnerability. Body image concerns ... -
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 ... -
Physical activity in a pandemic: A new treatment target for psychological therapy.
Diamond, Rowan; Waite, Felicity (2020-06)The COVID-19 pandemic and its management are placing significant new strains onpeople’s well-being, particularly those with pre-existing mental health conditions. Physicalactivity has been shown to improve mental as well ... -
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, ... -
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, ...