Cognitive mechanisms in cannabis-related paranoia; Initial testing and model proposal
Psychosis May 13, 2020 Katherine Newman‐Taylor, Thomas Richardson, Monica Sood et al. 18 citations
Cannabis use can increase severity of symptoms and risk of relapse for people with psychosis. Childhood sexual abuse and high schizotypy increase the risk further. The mechanisms involved remain unclear, and this limits psychological therapies. In three linked studies, we examined the role of two candidate mechanisms – external attribution and cognitive fusion. Study 1 examined these processes...