Chapter 3 describes the importation, starting in the early 20th century, of phenomenological alternatives into the predominant psychiatric discourse on schizophrenia. One of the earliest to import phenomenology into psychosis research was Swiss-German psychiatrist Karl Jaspers, who, influenced by the philosopher Edmund Husserl, described an intersubjective impasse as the essence of...
Purpose Over the past twenty years, few empirical studies have focused on manifestations of sex, sexual identity, and gender within the phenomenology of psychosis. The goal of the present analysis was to explore themes related to gender and sexuality among individuals diagnosed with a psychotic disorder. Methods We conducted a qualitative analysis of 25 in-depth phenomenological interviews and...
Mounting evidence has indicated that early intervention leads to improved clinical and functional outcomes for young persons experiencing recent onset psychosis. As part of a large early detection campaign, the present study aimed to investigate subjective experiences during the duration of untreated psychosis (DUP), or time between psychosis onset and treatment contact. Participants were 10...