This study adds epidemiological weight to the implementation of health maintenance strategies and risk management procedures to reduce the risk of violent outcomes in individuals with mental health disorders (specifically, substance use disorder, psychosis, and ‘personality disorders’). The findings highlight how experiences of victimisation and perpetration are more often comorbid, with experiences of both victimisation and perpetration more common than an experience of only one of the outcomes.
This editorial presents ten principles for the design and development of effective psychological treatments for psychosis. Open access article - no login required.
This study uses habit formation models to investigate the dynamic interplay between psychosis, clozapine dose and obsessive–compulsive symptoms (OCS). Open access article - no login required.
This study found higher ethnic density related to lower risk of FEP within the Pakistani population in East Lancashire, highlighting the impact of local social context on psychosis incidence. Open access article - no login required.
This study aimed to investigate the relationship between cytokines levels, clinical symptoms and cognitive impairments in CR-TRS patients, both with and without MetS. Open access article - no login required
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the associations of OS parameters with psychopathological symptoms in male chronically medicated schizophrenia (CMS) and treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS) patients. Open access article - no login required
this study contributes to the growing evidence-base which suggests that ACT could be another treatment option for people with psychosis. Further studies of ACT for people with psychosis are required to continue building upon the evidence-base.
Within healthcare services, we facilitate ACT-based groups for people with mental health difficulties. We have an opportunity here to set up ACT-based groups specifically for people with psychosis and conduct service evaluation studies to evaluate their feasibility in services.
"I believe this study has one major implication for clinical practice – it highlights the urgent need to improve the survival rates of patients with psychosis.
It is unacceptable that 13-14% of people with a FEP in this study passed away by the 20-year follow-up, especially given the average age for these patients was just 46. This rate is likely to be the result of multiple factors, including death by suicide (3.5%). We know that the main cause of death in these patients is cardiovascular-related, and more research is needed to investigate why this is the case, and what to do about it."
Based on a number needed to assess (NNA) of 18 for clinically relevant abnormalities, Blackman et al. (2023) conclude that their findings “support the use of MRI as part of the initial clinical assessment of all patients with FEP.” However, due to the authors’ liberal definition of clinical relevance together with the exclusion of patients with a suspected non-psychiatric cause of psychosis in most of the included studies, it remains debatable whether routine screening is warranted for all patients with FEP. Given recent evidence about the prevalence of autoimmune encephalitis as a potential cause of FEP (Scott et al., 2018), there may be other diagnostic procedures that are better warranted than routine neuroimaging in FEP depending on clinical presentation.
This study is important because it raises awareness of available resources, such as HVGs and peer support, from which people who hear voices can access care outside mental health services. The findings can be used to inform further training for professionals working in secondary care mental health services (i.e., CMHTs) and/or those supporting people who hear voices. Healthcare professionals should be aware of the benefits of HVGs and other groups and encourage collaborations between HVGs and the NHS (i.e., via signposting or community referrals).
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