Abstract Mistrust is a significant problem for people with psychosis and can interfere their capacity to engage in psychosocial treatment. In this article, the developmental trajectory of mistrust outlined, including impact that attachment disruption, childhood trauma, attributional biases, internalized stigma, discrimination have on person's form trusting bonds others. After review, three elements are described may allow restoration trust: therapist's openness understanding patient's...

The term schizotypy refers to the latent personality organization that is thought underpin liability develop schizophrenia and associated disorders. Metacognition, or ability understand form increasingly complex integrated ideas of oneself, others, one’s community, has been proposed be an important transdiagnostic construct across spectrum disorders a range both clinical non-clinical manifestations schizotypy. In this paper, we review evidence deficits in metacognition are present...

Recovery from serious mental illness (SMI) is a complex process that can be supported by different levels of health care, for example, individual psychotherapy. Current evidence-based psychotherapy persons with SMI often focused on specific objective recovery outcomes, including symptom reduction and functional improvement, requires minimum level insight. Less common but also important are broader, more flexible approaches allow clients to explore their needs challenges, without...

Autobiographical memory is an important component of declarative memory, which refers to the ability recall personal events that happened in past. This requires person senses or experiences himself/herself past (i.e., conscious recollection). For people with schizophrenia, recollection can be particularly difficult, resulting difficulty accessing detailed, specific autobiographical information. Our hypothesis monitor and think about one's cognitive processes (metacognition) a requisite for...

Reduced metacognitive abilities-difficulty making sense of and understanding oneself others-have been found to be key predictors social functioning across a range clinical nonclinical groups. However, the exact processes through which metacognition impacts are unclear. This study examined whether subclinical negative symptoms mediated relationship between in sample young adults (n = 98). Results demonstrated that lower mastery was uniquely associated with greater symptoms, whereas higher...

Unique deficits in synthetic metacognition have been found schizophrenia when compared with other psychiatric conditions and community controls. Although persons autism spectrum disorders (ASD) display similar social cognition relative to those schizophrenia, date no study has metacognitive function between these groups. We aimed compare the capacities of ASD their associations outcomes (neurocognition, cognition, depression, quality life). Fifty-six outpatients or (mean age, 32.50 [9.05];...

Metacognitive reflection and insight therapy (MERIT) is an one-on-one intervention that targets with the aim to help people serious mental illness develop more integrated ideas about themselves others in order respond their psychological social challenges adaptively. There a growing body of evidence on MERIT's effectiveness. Considering clinical demand for cost-effective group psychotherapies, we modified original individual MERIT format group-based (MERITg) application inpatient outpatient...

Abstract Objective Schizophrenia may reflect an interactive network of disturbances in cognition. In this study we have examined the relationship between two forms cognition: metacognition and social cognition among a sample with schizophrenia ( n = 41), early episode psychosis 37), major depression 30) gathered Moscow, Russia. Methods Metacognition was assessed Assessment Scale‐Abbreviated. Social Ekman 60 Faces Test Interpersonal Reactivity Index. Verbal memory global psychopathology were...

Background There is a growing interest in the early assessment and treatment of maladaptive forms personality traits adolescents, though little known about effective interventions. This case series aims to present adaption therapy specifically tailored on schizotypal adolescents. The – Evolutionary Systems Therapy for Schizotypy integrates evolutionary psychopathology, metacognitively oriented psychotherapy compassion focused therapy.Methods Five adolescents attended 6-months individual...

ABSTRACT Aim Metacognitive Reflection and Insight Therapy (MERIT) is a form of person‐centred psychotherapy that promotes recovery‐oriented outcomes by targeting metacognitive capacity. Previous research has shown the feasibility clinical benefits MERIT. However, it not clear whether how specific processes targeted MERIT (e.g., improved sense agency, self‐reflectivity, awareness others, etc.) are manifested in patient‐therapist communications. In this study, we used natural language...

Background Life narratives are an underutilized mechanism to understand experiences of people diagnosed with serious mental illnesses (SMI). Understanding one's life can help form a narrative identity (i.e. integrated, internalized story), which helps individuals make sense their lives, self, and relationships other people. This increased awareness thus enable effective self-management living meaningful life. The purpose this exploratory study was examine interviews completed SMI. By doing...

Despite its importance in the provision of mental health treatment, availability high-quality clinical supervision faces numerous threats public sector. Access to may be especially important for therapists providing services persons with psychosis. Here, we detail one supervisory approach that has been developed these considerations mind; namely, associated recovery-oriented integrative therapy metacognitive reflection and insight therapy. We three aspects this have broad appeal could easily...

Abstract Deficits in metacognitive capacity are common among people with serious mental illness (SMI), although there is a gap knowledge regarding how these impairments predict later functioning, especially employment. This study aimed to prospectively examine the relationship between and 6-month competitive employment attainment adults SMI who were participating testing cognitive behavioral therapy intervention added supported services. Sixty-seven participants complete data at baseline...