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Automated virtual reality therapy to treat agoraphobic avoidance and distress in patients with psychosis (gameChange): a multicentre, parallel-group, single-blind, randomised, controlled trial in England with mediation and moderation analyses
(2022-04)
Automated delivery of psychological therapy using immersive technologies such as virtual reality (VR) might greatly increase the availability of effective help for patients. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of an automated ...
The service user experience of SlowMo therapy: A co-produced thematic analysis of service users' subjective experience
(2022-04)
Objectives: SlowMo is the first blended digital therapy for paranoia, showing significant small-moderate reductions in paranoia in a recent large-scale randomized controlled trial (RCT). This study explored the subjective ...
Body image concerns in patients with persecutory delusions
(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 ...
A validation study to trigger nicotine craving in virtual reality
(2022-04)
We built a virtual beer garden that contained various smoking cues (both verbal and non-verbal) using a motion capture system to record the realistic smoking behaviour related animations. Our 3-min long VR experience was ...
Psychological mechanisms connected to dissociation: Generating hypotheses using network analyses
(2022-02)
A large number of mechanisms, many relating to the processing of affect, have been proposed to cause dissociation. The aim of this study was to use network analyses to identify psychological processes most closely connected ...
The psychological journey of weight gain in psychosis
(2022-02)
Rapid weight gain is common with antipsychotic medication. Lost confidence, low mood and medication non-adherence often follow. Yet, the dynamic interactions between the physical and psychological consequences of weight ...
The journey of adolescent paranoia: A qualitative study with patients attending child and adolescent mental health services
(2022-02)
Objectives: Paranoia is most likely to emerge in adolescence. In adolescents with mental health disorders, the
disruptive effect of paranoia on social relationships could
worsen outcomes. However, little is known about ...
Understanding agoraphobic avoidance: the development of the Oxford Cognitions and Defences Questionnaire (O-CDQ)
(2022-02)
Many patients with mental health disorders become increasingly isolated at home due to anxiety about going outside. A cognitive perspective on this difficulty is that threat cognitions lead to the safety-seeking behavioural ...
SlowMo therapy, a new digital blended therapy for fear of harm from others: An account of therapy personalisation within a targeted intervention
(2022-01)
Objectives: SlowMo therapy is a pioneering blended digital
therapy for paranoia, augmenting face-to-face therapy with
an interactive ‘webapp’ and a mobile app. A recent largescale trial demonstrated small–moderate effects ...
“It seems impossible that it’s been made so quickly”: a qualitative investigation of concerns about the speed of COVID-19 vaccine development and how these may be overcome
(2022-02)
The speed of COVID-19 vaccine development has been identified as a central concern contributing to
hesitancy in acceptance. We conducted qualitative interviews to gain a greater understanding into these
concerns and to ...