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Keith R. Laws

3 papers in the library · 354 citations · publishing 2007-2026

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Disturbances of Embodiment in Schizophrenia and Psychosis: A Systematic Review of Rubber Hand Illusion Research

Open MIND July 2, 2026 Keith R. Laws, Paul M. Jenkinson, Daniel Fray et al.

Disturbances of self-experience have long been regarded as a core feature of schizophrenia. Classical psychopathological accounts described disruptions in the sense of self, agency, and bodily ownership as central to the disorder (Bleuler, 1911), while contemporary phenomenological approaches conceptualise schizophrenia as involving disturbances of the “minimal self” or pre-reflective sense of...

The use of ketamine as an antidepressant: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

Human Psychopharmacology Clinical and Experimental April 7, 2015 Caoimhe M. Coyle, Keith R. Laws 279 citations

Objective The current meta‐analysis examines the effects of ketamine infusion on depressive symptoms over time in major depressive disorder (MDD) and bipolar disorder (BD). Methods Following a systematic review of the literature, data were extracted from 21 studies ( n = 437 receiving ketamine) and analysed at four post‐infusion time points (4 h, 24 h, 7 days and 12–14 days). The moderating...

Ecstasy (MDMA) and memory function: a meta‐analytic update

Human Psychopharmacology Clinical and Experimental July 10, 2007 Keith R. Laws, Joy Kokkalis 75 citations

Abstract A meta‐analysis was conducted to examine the impact of recreational ecstasy use on short‐term memory (STM), long‐term memory (LTM), verbal and visual memory. We located 26 studies containing memory data for ecstasy and non‐ecstasy users from which effect sizes could be derived. The analyses provided measures of STM and LTM in 610 and 439 ecstasy users and revealed moderate‐to‐large...