Background: Network analysis (NA) is an analytical tool that allows one to explore the map
of connections and eventual dynamic influences among symptoms and other elements of …

Delusions are commonly conceived as false beliefs that are held with certainty and which
cannot be corrected. This conception of delusion has been influential throughout the history …

This article describes the National Institute of Mental Health's Research Domain Criteria
(RDoC) initiative. The description includes background, rationale, goals, and the way the …

Loneliness is known to be associated with multiple adverse physical outcomes, including
higher mortality and morbidity risk. However, the impact of loneliness on mental health is …

Psychotic experiences (PE) are common in the general population, in particular in
childhood, adolescence and young adulthood. PE have been shown to be associated with …

BackgroundThe psychosis-proneness–persistence–impairment model of psychotic disorder
incorporates notions of both phenomenological and temporal continuity (persistence) of …

Background Two discourses exist in mental health research and practice. The first focuses
on the limitations associated with disability arising from mental disorder. The second focuses …

A systematic review of all reported incidence and prevalence studies of population rates of
subclinical psychotic experiences reveals a median prevalence rate of around 5% and a …

OBJECTIVE: The clinical hallmark of schizophrenia is psychosis. The objective of this
overview is to link the neurobiology (brain), the phenomenological experience (mind), and …

Many neuropsychiatric illnesses are associated with psychosis, ie, hallucinations
(perceptions in the absence of causative stimuli) and delusions (irrational, often bizarre …