Browsing Schizophrenia and Psychotic Disorders by Author "Johns, Louise"
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Antipsychotic medication versus psychological intervention versus a combination of both in adolescents with first-episode psychosis (MAPS): a multicentre, three-arm, randomised controlled pilot and feasibility study
Johns, Louise; Freeman, Daniel; Broome, Matthew R.; James, Anthony (2020-07)Background Evidence for the effectiveness of treatments in early-onset psychosis is sparse. Current guidance for the treatment of early-onset psychosis is mostly extrapolated from trials in adult populations. The UK ... -
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis
Manser, Rachel; Johns, Louise (2023-04)Cognitive behavioural therapy for psychosis (CBTp) is an evidence-based and flexible therapeutic approach to support clients to meet their goals. The appraisal of anomalous experiences, such as voice hearing, is given a ... -
Do environmental risk factors for the development of psychosis distribute differently across dimensionally assessed psychotic experiences?
Johns, Louise; Goodwin, Guy M (2021-04)Psychotic experiences (PE) are associated with poorer functioning, higher distress and the onset of serious mental illness. Environmental exposures (e.g. childhood abuse) are associated with the development of PE. However, ... -
The Early Youth Engagement in first episode psychosis (EYE-2) study: pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial of implementation, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a team-based motivational engagement intervention to improve engagement
Lennox, Belinda; Johns, Louise (2021-04)Background Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) services improve health outcomes for young people with psychosis in the medium–long term, but 25% of young people disengage in the first 12 months with costs to their mental ... -
A family perspective on parental psychosis: An interpretative phenomenological analysis study
Johns, Louise (2022-11)Objectives: While one third of people with a psychotic disorder are a parent, there has been little research to date examining the consequences of this from a whole family perspective. This study investigates families ... -
Identifying individuals at risk of developing psychosis: A systematic review of the literature in primary care services
Waite, Felicity; Radez, Jerica; Izon, Emma; Johns, Louise (2023-01)Psychosis and related disorders are a major public health issue. Early identification and prevention for those at high risk (at-risk-mental-state, ARMS) is important. General practitioners (GPs) are often the first point ... -
Mental health professionals’ experiences of working with parents with psychosis and their families: a qualitative study
Johns, Louise (2021-04)Healthcare service users who are parents with psychosis form part of the caseload of most community mental health teams. Mental health professionals can experience uncertainty about how to work with and ask about the ... -
Mindfulness and acceptance based therapies for psychosis.
Johns, Louise (2021-06)This chapter describes two approaches—person-based cognitive therapy (PBCT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)—that belong to the group of "third-wave" or contextual cognitive-behavioral therapies (CBTs). "Thirdwave" ... -
The Needs and Experiences of Parents with Psychosis: A Qualitative Interview Study
Johns, Louise (2022-09)Over a third of individuals diagnosed with a psychotic disorder are also a parent. The symptoms of psychosis and side effects of antipsychotic medication can impact on parents’ awareness of the needs of their children and, ... -
Psychological intervention, antipsychotic medication or a combined treatment for adolescents with a first episode of psychosis: the MAPS feasibility three-arm RCT
Broome, Matthew R.; Freeman, Daniel; Johns, Louise; James, Anthony; Maughan, Daniel L (2021-01)Background: When psychosis emerges in young people there is a risk of poorer outcomes, and access to evidence-based treatments is paramount. The current evidence base is limited. Antipsychotic medications show only a small ... -
Why do patients with psychosis listen to and believe derogatory and threatening voices? 2 21 reasons given by patients
Sheaves, Bryony; Johns, Louise; Isham, Louise; Freeman, Daniel (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, ...