psychosis

Psychosis is a condition that affects a person’s mind and causes changes to the way that they think, feel and behave. A person who experiences psychosis may be unable to distinguish between reality and their imagination. People who are experiencing psychosis are sometimes referred to as psychotic. They may have hallucinations (where you see or hear things that are not there) and/or delusions (where you believe things that are untrue).

Our psychosis Blogs

Joint risks? Tobacco and cannabis and psychotic symptoms

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Jul 4 2018

Posted by
James MacCabe

James MacCabe appraises a recent study, which looks at the association of combined patterns of tobacco and cannabis use in adolescents who go on to experience psychotic symptoms.

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Mental health diagnosis: views and experiences of service users and clinicians

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Jun 20 2018

Posted by
Vanessa Pinfold>,
Jennie Parker

Vanessa Pinfold and Jennie Parker from the McPin Foundation explore a recent systematic review of service user, clinician, and carer perspectives on mental health diagnosis.

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Sexual function matters to people living with serious mental illness

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Jun 6 2018

Posted by
Rudiger Pittrof>,
Elana Covshoff

Rudiger Pittrof and Elana Covshoff from SHRINE (Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights, Inclusion and Empowerment) explore a recent review, which looks at the impact of severe mental disorders and psychotropic medications on sexual health and its implications for clinical management.

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Adolescent cannabis use increases risk of an adult psychotic diagnosis

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May 29 2018

Posted by
Thomas Richardson

Thomas Richardson looks at a recent prospective cohort study in the British Journal of Psychiatry on adolescent cannabis use, baseline prodromal symptoms and the risk of psychosis.

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People with severe mental illness have more adverse outcomes from medical or surgical treatment

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May 18 2018

Posted by
Laoise Renwick

Laoise Renwick considers the findings of a recent systematic review on the safety of service users with severe mental illness receiving inpatient care on medical and surgical wards.

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The long view: what has really changed with recovery?

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May 17 2018

Posted by
Simon Bradstreet

Simon Bradstreet explores a recent qualitative study looking at 20 years in the lives of a group of 20 people with psychosis in Ireland. The research provides evidence on the pros and cons of the adoption of recovery-based approaches from people who are uniquely placed to provide a long-term view.

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Beyond thought and behaviour: is psychosis more than a brain disorder?

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May 11 2018

Posted by
Shuichi Suetani

Shuichi Suetani writes his debut elf blog on a new meta-review that asks: Is psychosis a multisystem disorder? This blog explores central nervous system, immune, cardiometabolic, and endocrine alterations in first-episode psychosis and perspective on potential models.

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What do we know about women, cannabis and psychosis?

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May 10 2018

Posted by
Ian Hamilton>,
Suzi Gage

Ian Hamilton and Suzi Gage explain why we know so little about the relationship between cannabis and severe mental illness in women.

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Understanding the genetics of antipsychotic treatment response

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Apr 30 2018

Posted by
Marcus Munafo

Marcus Munafo looks at a Chinese genome-wide association study that claims to have identified some of the genes associated with response to antipsychotic treatment.

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