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Anticipatory Pleasure in Current Psychosis: Cognitive and Emotional Correlates
(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 ...
Third external replication of an individualised transdiagnostic prediction model for the automatic detection of individuals at risk of psychosis using electronic health records
(2021-02)
Primary indicated prevention is a key target for reducing the incidence and burden of schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders. An individualised, clinically-based transdiagnostic model for the detection of individuals ...
Effect of point of care blood testing on physical health check completion in mental health services: mixed-methods evaluation
(2020-10)
Physical health outcomes in severe mental illness are worse than in the general population. Routine physical health check completion in this group is poor.
Aims
To quantitatively and qualitatively evaluate the impact of ...
Participatory design to create a VR therapy for psychosis
(2021-02)
This paper describes how participatory design was employed in the design of an automated Virtual Reality (VR) psychological therapy (gameChange), putting people with lived experience of psychosis at the heart of the process. ...
Evidence base for early intervention in psychosis services in rural areas: A critical review
(2020-07)
Aim: Early Intervention in Psychosis teams (EITs) are a growing entity internationally, yet they remain under-researched given challenges facing their delivery. Model adaptations include stand-alone services, a hub-and-spoke ...
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
(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 ...
Mental health professionals’ experiences of working with parents with psychosis and their families: a qualitative study
(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 ...
Do environmental risk factors for the development of psychosis distribute differently across dimensionally assessed psychotic experiences?
(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, ...
Effects of SlowMo, a Blended Digital Therapy Targeting Reasoning, on Paranoia Among People With Psychosis A Randomized Clinical Trial
(2021-04)
IMPORTANCE Persistent paranoia is common among patients with psychosis.
Cognitive-behavioral therapy for psychosis can be effective. However, challenges
in engagement and effectiveness remain.
OBJECTIVE To investigate ...
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 ...