Browsing Conditions by Subject "Persecutory Delusions"
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Automated psychological therapy using virtual reality (VR) for patients with persecutory delusions: study protocol for a single-blind parallel-group randomised controlled trial (THRIVE)
(2019-01)Persecutory delusions are a major psychiatric problem and are associated with a wide range of adverse outcomes. Our theoretical model views these delusions as unfounded threat beliefs which persist due to defence behaviours ... -
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Nightmares for Patients with Persecutory Delusions (Nites): An Assessor-Blind, Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
(2019-05)Objective:Nightmares are relatively common in patients experiencing psychosis but rarely assessed or treated. Nightmares may maintain persecutory delusions by portraying fears in sensory-rich detail. We tested the potential ... -
A compassionate imagery intervention for patients with persecutory delusions
(2021-06)Negative beliefs about the self, including low self-compassion, have been identified as a putative causal factor in the occurrence of paranoia. Therefore, improving self-compassion may be one route to reduce paranoia. Aims: To ... -
Disentangling the Consequences of Systemic Racism and Clinical Paranoia to Promote Effectiveness of a Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention for Persecutory Delusions in Minoritized Individuals: A Case-Example
(2023-07)While everyone experiences threats, some threats are culturally specific and not universally recognized or addressed by providers. A prominent example is threat-based worry and hypervigilance in Black Americans and other ... -
A life more ordinary: A peer research method qualitative study of the Feeling Safe Programme for persecutory delusions
(2022-07)Background: The Feeling Safe Programme is a cognitive therapy developed to improve outcomes for individuals with persecutory delusions. It is theoretically driven, modular and personalised, with differences in ... -
Social identification, identity integration and wellbeing in people who hear voices
(2023-11)Hearing voices is associated with public stigma and this can influence readiness to identify as a voice hearer (VH) and psychological wellbeing. In this study, we investigated the relationships between a VH social identity, ... -
Suicidal ideation and behaviour in patients with persecutory delusions: Prevalence, symptom associations, and psychological correlates
(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 ... -
Testing the combination of Feeling Safe and peer counselling against formulation-based cognitive behaviour therapy to promote psychological wellbeing in people with persecutory delusions: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (the Feeling Safe-NL Trial)
(2023-10)Persecutory delusions are strong threat beliefs about others’ negative intentions. They can have a major impact on patients’ day-to-day life. The Feeling Safe Programme is a new translational cognitive-behaviour therapy ... -
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, ... -
Worry Intervention in an Older Adult With a Persecutory Delusion: A Single Case Experimental Design
(2023-09)Background: This report presents the single case of Jack, a 67-year-old referred to our Older Adult Community Mental Health Team (OA CMHT) for his distressing persecutory delusion and high levels of worry. Jack also reported ...