Psychosis patients 'living in metaphor': New study radically shifts ideas about delusions

People experiencing delusions during an episode of psychosis may be "living out" a deeply held emotion, according to new ...
Study Finds on MSN

Delusions in psychosis may be lived emotional body experiences, not just beliefs

Study suggests emotions tied to past trauma fuel delusions during psychotic episodes. In A Nutshell Childhood bullying and ...
Minnesota Daily

UMN NAMI to host first-episode psychosis education event

The University of Minnesota’s National Alliance of Mental Health (NAMI) on campus will host its First-Episode Psychosis education event on Tuesday. With speakers talking about their experiences with ...
Psychiatry Advisor

Social Inclusion and Participation Impact First-Episode Psychosis Outcomes

Social inclusion clusters in first-episode psychosis were identified among patients, linking higher participation to better quality of life.
Mad in America

Discrimination Linked to More Severe Symptoms in Early Psychosis, Study Finds

A new piece published in Psychiatry Research finds that people with multiple minoritized identities experiencing early ...
Medscape

Psychotic Illness in First-Time Mothers with No Previous Psychiatric Hospitalizations: A Population-Based Study

Background: Psychotic illness following childbirth is a relatively rare but severe condition with unexplained etiology. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of maternal background ...