Browsing Schizophrenia and Psychotic Disorders by Subject "Hallucinations"
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Agoraphobic avoidance in patients with psychosis: Severity and response to automated VR therapy in a secondary analysis of a randomised controlled clinical trial
(2022-11)Background: The social withdrawal of many patients with psychosis can be conceptualised as agoraphobic avoidance due to a range of long-standing fears. We hypothesised that greater severity of agoraphobic avoidance is ... -
Cognitive appraisals of dissociation in psychosis: a new brief measure
(2020-12)Background: Catastrophic cognitive appraisals, similar to those in anxiety disorders, are implicated in depersonalisation, a form of dissociation. No scales exist to measure appraisals of dissociative experiences. ... -
The comments of voices on the appearance of patients with psychosis: ‘the voices tell me that I am ugly’
(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 relation to other mental health conditions: An exploration using network analysis
(2020-08)Dissociative experiences, traditionally studied in relation to trauma and PTSD, may be important phenomena across many different psychological conditions, including as a contributory causal factor for psychotic experiences. ... -
A Phenomenological Exploration of the Voices Reported by Borderline Personality and Schizophrenia Patients
(2021-06)Introduction: Over time, there have been different views regarding the verbal auditory hallucinations (VAHs) reported by borderline personality disorder (BPD) and schizophrenia patients. More recently, their similarity has ... -
Preferred treatment outcomes in psychological therapy for voices: a comparison of staff and service-user perspectives
(2023-07)As access to psychological therapy for voice-hearing continues to increase, it is important to understand what treatment outcomes may be particularly valued by those who coordinate, administer, and engage with such ... -
Psychological processes mediating the association between developmental trauma and specific psychotic symptoms in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(2021-02)Experiencing psychological trauma during childhood and/or adolescence is associated with an increased risk of psychosis in adulthood. However, we lack a clear knowledge of how developmental trauma induces vulnerability to ... -
Understanding, treating, and renaming grandiosedelusions: A qualitative study
(2019-11)Background.Grandiose delusions are arguably the most neglected psychotic experience in research. Objectives.We aimed to discover from patients: whether grandiose delusions have harmful consequences; the psychological ... -
The weeks before 100 persecutory delusions: the presence of many potential contributory causal factors
(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, ... -
Why do patients with psychosis listen to and believe derogatory and threatening voices? 2 21 reasons given by patients
(2020-05)Background: Around two thirds of patients with auditory hallucinations experience derogatory 37 and threatening voices (DTVs). Understandably, when these voices are believed then common 38 consequences can be depression, ...