People experiencing psychosis often suffer inordinately high rates of trauma associated with
functional impairments and difficulties forming an integrated sense of self. Given these high …

Decreased mismatch negativity (MMN) is a proposed biomarker for psychotic disorders.
However, the magnitude of the effect appears to be attenuated in first-episode populations …

Meeting Mental Breakdown Mindfully introduces the Comprehend, Cope and Connect
(CCC) approach, developed and evaluated within mental health services, to a wider …

Background Between unaffected mental health and diagnosable psychiatric disorders, there
is a vast continuum of functioning. The hypothesized link between striatal dopamine …

Objectives AVATAR therapy is a novel relational approach to working with distressing voices
by engaging individuals in direct dialogue with a digital representation of their persecutory …

Current evidence suggests a high prevalence of childhood trauma (CT) among adult
patients diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum disorders. Exposure to CT might lead to …

Aim: Skin-picking (excoriation) disorder is considered as a form of maladaptive coping
methods used by individuals who have difficulties in applying more adaptive strategies. Skin …

Andrew walked into my office at the Day Hospital with a threatening and defiant attitude. He
had spiky hair and wore a sleeveless T-shirt that showed off his physical strength in the form …

Childhood maltreatment is a robust risk factor for psychosis, but it remains unclear whether
different measurement methods provide equivalent validity in predicting psychotic …

In response to recent findings implicating trauma in the phenomenology of psychosis, this
study explored interactions between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and positive …