ObjectivesThe study investigated the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of delivering a modified Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) programme in reducing symptoms and psychological stress associated with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD).Methods58 outpatients aged 15 to 24 with a diagnosis of IBD attending a large teaching hospital tertiary clinic were randomised to 8 weekly...
PsychopathologyJuly 22, 2024Leonhard Kratzer, S. Tschöke, Johanna Schröder et al.
Abstract Introduction: The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) contains a dissociative subtype of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) characterized by depersonalization and derealization. Yet, there is evidence that dissociative symptoms in PTSD go beyond this kind of detachment dissociation and that some patients present with additional...
The current study sought to assess and compare the frequency of psychotic-like experiences (PLEs) and the associated levels of distress across three groups (adolescent community, sexual-trauma survivors, and a clinical group of participants with serious mental health problems). Participants completed a revised version of the adolescent psychotic-like symptom screener (APSS) that was adapted to...
Purpose While research has consistently identified an association between cannabis use and psychosis, few studies have examined this relationship in a polydrug context (i.e. combining cannabis with other illicit substances). The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach The present study sought to examine the association between recreational drug use (cannabis only vs...