A5058434373- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
- Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Delphi Technique in Research
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
Taunton & Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
2023-2024
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
2019-2024
University of Bath
2023-2024
University of Oxford
2019-2021
Warneford Hospital
2020
An invisible threat has visibly altered the world. Governments and key institutions have had to implement decisive responses danger posed by coronavirus pandemic. Imposed change will increase likelihood that alternative explanations take hold. In a proportion of general population there may be strong scepticism, fear being misled, false conspiracy theories. Our objectives were estimate prevalence thinking about pandemic test associations with reduced adherence government guidelines.A...
BackgroundThere is a large clinical need for improved treatments patients with persecutory delusions. We aimed to test whether new theoretically driven cognitive therapy (the Feeling Safe Programme) would lead reductions in delusions, above non-specific effects of therapy. also treatment effect mechanisms.MethodsWe did parallel, single-blind, randomised controlled trial the Programme against befriending same therapists persistent delusions context non-affective psychosis diagnoses. Usual...
Evidence for the effectiveness of treatments in early-onset psychosis is sparse. Current guidance treatment mostly extrapolated from trials adult populations. The UK National Institute Health and Care Excellence has recommended evaluation clinical cost-effectiveness antipsychotic drugs versus psychological intervention (cognitive behavioural therapy [CBT] family intervention) combination these psychosis. aim this study was to establish feasibility a randomised controlled trial monotherapy,...
Objective: Paranoia may be particularly prevalent during adolescence, building on the heightened social vulnerabilities at this age. Excessive mistrust corrosive for adolescent relationships, especially in context of mental health disorders. We set out to examine prevalence, symptom associations, and persistence paranoia a cohort young people attending child services. Method: A total 301 patients (11–17 years old) completed measures paranoia, affect, peer difficulties behavioural problems....
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 understanding formation, we asked patients about occurrence potential factors – identified from cognitive model onset. Method A total 100 with delusions completed checklist their subjective experiences weeks belief included items concerning worry, images, low self-esteem, poor sleep, mood dysregulation, dissociation,...
The period of time following discharge from an inpatient setting presents a unique window opportunity for people with psychosis to engage in psychological treatment. In England, National Institute Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines outline that every person schizophrenia diagnosis should be offered individual Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBTp) Family Intervention (FI). This study aimed explore rates offer receipt NICE recommended therapies adults spectrum disorder the year unit....
Background There are high rates of obesity and low self-esteem in patients with psychosis. The occurrence negative voice content directly about appearance is therefore plausible. Derogatory comments likely to be distressing, increase depression contribute social withdrawal. Aims To systematically assess the regarding identify correlates. Method Sixty experiencing verbal auditory hallucinations at least once a week context non-affective psychosis completed measure assessing positive...
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Rates of psychosis in the homeless population are markedly higher compared to general population. Understanding potential psychological mechanisms underpinning links between homelessness is important for development effective care pathways this highly marginalised group. This study aimed examine housing status a sample people with admitted psychiatric inpatient hospital one UK mental health trust. We further presence relevance symptoms which were directly related...
Purpose Fears of being harmed (persecutory worries) may contribute to, perpetuate, and result from homelessness. We aimed to explore the content such fears in people who experienced homelessness, use safety behaviors, impact on housing. further investigate whether individuals wanted be asked about supported with harmed.
Abstract Background Consensus on what outcomes should be included in trials of psychological therapies acute psychiatric inpatient wards is currently lacking. Inclusion different viewpoints, including service user perspectives, crucial ensuring that future measure which are meaningful and important. Development a Core Outcome Set (COS), minimum standardised set to measured reported, would help improve synthesis interpretation clinical trial data this area. Methods Stage 1 the COS development...
Background: The period of time following discharge from an inpatient setting presents a unique window opportunity for people to engage in psychological treatment. In England, National Institute Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines outline that every person with schizophrenia diagnosis should be offered individual Cognitive Behavioural Therapy psychosis (CBTp) Family Intervention (FI). Objective: This study aimed explore rates offer receipt NICE recommended therapies adults spectrum...
Purpose: Mental health difficulties are highly prevalent in homeless populations. Fears of harm from others (persecutory beliefs) may contribute to, perpetuate, and result people’s with unstable housing. We aimed to examine whether persecutory beliefs contained housing concerns, assess the use safety behaviours, begin explore impact such experiences on homelessness. further investigate this group wanted be asked about worries supported them. Method: Twenty-three people experience both...
Background: Precise assessment tools for psychotic experiences in young people may help identify symptoms early and facilitate advances treatment. In this study we provide an exemplar - with a paranoia scale youth – improving measurement precision using item response theory (IRT). We evaluate the psychometric properties of new measure, test invariance, assess its potential computerised adaptive testing (CAT). Method: The 18-item Bird Checklist Adolescent Paranoia (B-CAP) was completed by...