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The ISTSS released a series of videos featuring interviews with people who developed or disseminated interventions for PTSD in accordance with the @ISTSS treatment guidelines. The first three full interviews (on prolonged exposure, cognitive processing therapy and EMDR therapy)

There are few therapies or treatments for visual hallucinations. Pleased to share this new study adapting #imagery focused approaches - a collaboration with Dr Georgie Paulik in Perth, Western Australia - & I. Open Access article here: doi.org/10.1002/cpp.29… PennineCareResearch

I was interviewed for Sky News on behalf of the AMETHYST team about our trial comparing two psychological therapies for people who hear voices. You can check out the interview and demo of avatar therapy here (1/2) skynews.com.au/lifestyle/heal…

A paper describing how we developed Phoenix VR self-confidence automated therapy. The initial cohort trial indicated potentially large benefits for psychological wellbeing. Oxford Psychiatry Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre games.jmir.org/2024/1/e51512

Is it possible to predict treatment resistant scizophrenia soon after diagnosis of First Epiode Psychosis? Read our article in British Journl of Psych- bit.ly/4dCx8qQ. Keele Medical School Midlands Partnership University NHS FT Neil Carr Schizophrenia International Research Society Orygen Early Intervention in Psychosis The EXTEND EIP study Keele Medical School

BCP New FirstView paper: Exploring stigma, shame, and safety behaviours in social anxiety and paranoia amongst people diagnosed with schizophrenia Full paper access at ow.ly/f0Hz50T9vrQ

September is #NationalSuicidePreventionMonth. In observance of this time, we're sharing our full CBT to Prevent Suicide video presentation. Hear from Drs. Judith Beck and Allen Miller as they discuss steps for assessing risk and building hope. #CBTWorks youtu.be/tN0FPWDC6Xc?si…

Supporting movement and physical activity in people with psychosis. Qualitative study - an untapped resource… care-givers need greater recognition by services on how they can help. doi.org/10.1177/002076… ProfessorCarolynCG Simon Rosenbaum Joseph Firth

— James Baldwin

We are now paying more attention to levels of anxiety and depression when patients are referred for help with #hearingvoices Research at Sussex Partnership NHS FT 💙

Long read in the Guardian on avatar therapy for #hearingvoices. Avatar therapy uses software to create an animated avatar representing a distressing voice to bring a tangible experience of the voice into the therapy session (thread) theguardian.com/news/2024/oct/…

Our main Early Youth Engagement (EYE-2) in first-episode psychosis services trial paper is now out. You can read it here cambridge.org/core/journals/… Paul French Emmanuelle Peters Belinda Lennox Louise Johns Dr Peter Phiri Research at Sussex Partnership NHS FT 💙 National Institute for Health and Care Research Sussex Psychology The McPin Foundation

“Flashforwards” future oriented “pictures in the mind’s eye” can be distressing in up to 74% of people w #psychosis. Dr Dr Nithura Sivarajah, Prof Craig Steel Oxford Institute of Clinical Psychology Training & I did a brief therapy case series targeting control of images, published today BABCP journal doi.org/10.1017/S13524…

What are research priorities of people with severe paranoia? Delighted that BMJ Mental Health article is now published! With Daniel Freeman Felicity Waite Louise Isham Thomas Kabir Poppy Brown Sarah Reeve and others. Oxford Psychiatry mentalhealth.bmj.com/content/27/1/e…

And with paper link here: tinyurl.com/bddz92rf

A first study to evaluate the effectiveness of an intensive six-day outpatient programme for adolescents and young adults with PTSD found that 70% of them showed clinically meaningful improvement and 65% lost their diagnostic status. doi.org/10.1080/200080…

New from us, and first study from the PhD of Dr Elisavet Pappa Delusional Themes are More Varied Than Previously Assumed academic.oup.com/schizophreniab… A global meta-analysis of the prevalence of delusional themes in psychosis, examining association with clinical features and culture

Testing Feeling Safer — a six-month supported online programme for treating persecutory delusions. Protocol for the trial evaluating outcomes, moderation, mediation, and health economics: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/6/e…

Research has found that #EMDR therapy focused of peoples' flashforwards is both effective and safe for people who suffer from suicidal intrusions. In this practical paper we describe the protocol that can be applied. doi.org/10.34133/jemdr…

Great work by Joseph Ghanem. A SR & meta-analysis showing cognitive impairments generally remain stable 5+ years post-onset of psychosis. While controls showed slight gains, patients largely maintain performance, with a small decline only in visual memory: cambridge.org/core/journals/…