Taking the ‘Psycho’ out of Psychosis – Towards a Better Understanding of Co-occurring Hallucinations and Delusions

<999 words, 5-minute read> Unlike how psychotic disorders are depicted in the media, there is not just hearing voices and paranoia. The stories patients tell are often fundamentally different. To treat this complex disorder, we need to listen to their Continue reading Taking the ‘Psycho’ out of Psychosis – Towards a Better Understanding of Co-occurring Hallucinations and Delusions

Psychotic Disorders: The Plurality of Lived Experience and How to Target Intervention Programmes

A woman receiving counselling

“I feel pressure”. “I feel lost”. “I feel like the world is changing”.  When a patient is referred to the NHS for treatment of psychosis, it becomes protocol to slap on a diagnosis: Acute psychotic disorder (F23). But what does Continue reading Psychotic Disorders: The Plurality of Lived Experience and How to Target Intervention Programmes