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Penninx Quevedo R, de Jongh A, Bouwmeester S, Didden R. EMDR therapy for PTSD symptoms in patients with mild intellectual disability or borderline intellectual functioning and comorbid psychotic disorder: A case series. RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES 2021; 117:104044. [PMID: 34438220 DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2021.104044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2020] [Revised: 07/13/2021] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Little is known about the effectiveness of EMDR therapy for PTSD symptoms in persons with mild intellectual disability or borderline intellectual functioning (MID-BIF, IQ 50-85) and psychosis. AIMS To examine effectiveness, feasibility, and safety of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy in six patients with MID-BIF, PTSD and psychotic disorder. METHODS AND PROCEDURES Data were collected in a multiple baseline across-subjects design. Before, during and after treatment, weekly assessments on PTSD symptoms and adverse events were carried out. PTSD classification was assessed, and severity of hallucinations, delusions, and general psychopathology were measured at pretreatment, posttreatment and three-month follow-up. OUTCOMES AND RESULTS There were no dropouts and five of the six participants completed treatment early. They showed a decrease in PTSD symptom severity and did no longer meet DSM-5 PTSD criteria at posttreatment. Results were maintained at follow-up. Symptoms did not exacerbate as indicated by a significant decrease in general psychopathology (in five participants) and an improvement in general functioning. In five participants severity of psychotic symptoms decreased. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS EMDR therapy is safe and feasible and the results suggest that it can be an effective treatment for PTSD in patients with triple mental health problems in a tertiary mental health treatment setting.
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- Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam and VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Research Department PSYTREC, Bilthoven, the Netherlands; School of Health Sciences, Salford University, Manchester, United Kingdom; Institute of Health and Society, University of Worcester, United Kingdom; School of Psychology, Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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- Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Trajectum, Zwolle, the Netherlands; GGZ Oost-Brabant, Centre for Mild Intellectual Disability and Psychiatry, Boekel, The Netherlands
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Correlates of loneliness among persons with psychotic disorders. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 2020; 55:549-559. [PMID: 31667560 DOI: 10.1007/s00127-019-01789-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2019] [Accepted: 10/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Persons diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSDs) often experience pervasive feelings of loneliness, which are considered a significant barrier to treatment and recovery. AIM As impaired social cognition may contribute to increased loneliness and less skillful social interactions, this study examines the relationships between loneliness and measures of social cognition and functional outcome from the Social Cognition Psychometric Evaluation (SCOPE) study. METHODS This study evaluated the relationship between loneliness, social cognitive ability, and social functioning in the context of a large-scale psychometric investigation. We also explored the associations of select demographic characteristics and clinical variables on the endorsement of loneliness in persons diagnosed with a psychotic disorder. RESULTS Seventy-four stable outpatients with SSDs and 58 healthy controls completed the UCLA Loneliness Scale in addition to the standard SCOPE battery. Our findings support prior research indicating persons diagnosed with a psychotic disorder experience greater levels of loneliness than normative groups. However, the results also indicate that self-reported loneliness is not associated with social cognitive abilities or functional outcome in psychosis. Regression analyses indicate that roughly half the variance in loneliness endorsed by persons with SSDs is accounted for by clinical variables, with loneliness most strongly associated with guilt and self-esteem. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that treatments aiming to reduce perceived social isolation in psychosis should incorporate techniques to bolster selfesteem, reduce guilt, and improve depressive symptoms.
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Seiler N, Nguyen T, Yung A, O'Donoghue B. Terminology and assessment tools of psychosis: A systematic narrative review. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2020; 74:226-246. [PMID: 31846133 DOI: 10.1111/pcn.12966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2019] [Accepted: 12/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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AIM Phenomena within the psychosis continuum that varies in frequency/duration/intensity have been increasingly identified. Different terms describe these phenomena, however there is no standardization within the terminology. This review evaluated the definitions and assessment tools of seven terms - (i) 'psychotic experiences'; (ii) 'psychotic-like experiences'; (iii) 'psychotic-like symptoms'; (iv) 'attenuated psychotic symptoms'; (v) 'prodromal psychotic symptoms'; (vi) 'psychotic symptomatology'; and (vii) 'psychotic symptoms'. METHODS EMBASE, MEDLINE, and CINAHL were searched during February-March 2019. Inclusion criteria included 1989-2019, full text, human, and English. Papers with no explicit definition or assessment tool, duplicates, conference abstracts, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, or no access were excluded. RESULTS A total of 2238 papers were identified and of these, 627 were included. Definitions and assessment tools varied, but some trends were found. Psychotic experiences and psychotic-like experiences were transient and mild, found in the general population and those at-risk. Psychotic-like symptoms were subthreshold and among at-risk populations and non-psychotic mental disorders. Attenuated psychotic symptoms were subthreshold but associated with distress, risk, and help-seeking. Prodromal psychotic symptoms referred to the prodrome of psychotic disorders. Psychotic symptomatology included delusions and hallucinations within psychotic disorders. Psychotic symptoms was the broadest term, encompassing a range of populations but most commonly involving hallucinations, delusions, thought disorder, and disorganization. DISCUSSION A model for conceptualizing the required terms is proposed and future directions needed to advance this field of research are discussed.
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- Natalie Seiler
- Orygen, the National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia.,Centre for Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia.,The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia.,Orygen Youth Health, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia
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- Orygen, the National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia.,Centre for Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia.,The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia.,Orygen Youth Health, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia
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- Orygen, the National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia.,Centre for Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia.,Orygen Youth Health, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia
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- Orygen, the National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia.,Centre for Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia.,Orygen Youth Health, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia
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Barrowcliff AL, Oathamshaw SC, Evans C. Psychometric properties of the Clinical Outcome Routine Evaluation-Learning Disabilities 30-Item (CORE-LD30). JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY RESEARCH : JIDR 2018; 62:962-973. [PMID: 30239059 DOI: 10.1111/jir.12551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2018] [Revised: 07/20/2018] [Accepted: 08/23/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND There is paucity in availability of valid and reliable measures of psychopathology that can be routinely applied with an intellectual disability (ID) population in clinical practice. The psychometric properties of the Clinical Outcome Routine Evaluation-Learning Disabilities 30-Item version (CORE-LD30) are examined. METHOD The CORE-LD30 was administered to 271 sequential referrals to three National Health Service (NHS) ID services providing psychological support. A principal components analysis with oblique rotation was conducted with examination of convergent validity for extracted domains. RESULTS Three rotated factors were extracted with good levels of internal consistency reported for the overall measure (α = 0.92) and each of the domains, conceptually labelled Problems/Symptoms (α = 0.90), Risk to Self (α = 0.76) and Risk to Others (α = 0.71). Convergent validity is reported for two domains [Problems/Symptoms with the Glasgow Depression Scale for people with a learning disability (LD) and Risk to Others with the Health of the Nation Outcome Scale-LD], and support for the CORE-LD30 as a 'core' measure indicated. CONCLUSIONS The CORE-LD30 is recommended as a useful broad ranging measure of psychopathology for use with an ID population. Domains may prove to be useful for research and clinical purposes. Further research is recommended to examine the ability to monitor clinical change associated with specific levels of presentation and different clinical presentations/cohorts.
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- A L Barrowcliff
- Willis House Community Learning Disabilities Team, North West Boroughs Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Prescot, UK
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- Scottish Borders Learning Disability Service, Scottish Borders Health and Social Care Partnership, UK
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- Psychology Department, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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Cortical folding abnormalities in patients with schizophrenia who have persistent auditory verbal hallucinations. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 2018; 28:297-306. [PMID: 29305294 DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2017.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2017] [Revised: 11/28/2017] [Accepted: 12/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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In schizophrenia temporal cortical volume loss differs between patients presenting with persistent auditory verbal hallucinations (pAVH) in contrast to those without hallucinatory symptoms (nAVH). However, it is unknown whether this deficit reflects a neural signature of neurodevelopmental origin or if abnormal temporal cortical volume is reflective of factors which may be relevant at later stages of the disorder. Here, we tested the hypothesis that local gyrification index (LGI) in regions of the temporal cortex differs between patients with pAVH (n=10) and healthy controls (n=14), and that abnormal temporal LGI discriminates between pAVH and nAVH (n=10). Structural magnetic resonance imaging at 3T along with surface-based data analysis methods was used. Contrary to our expectations, patients with pAVH showed lower LGI in Broca´s region compared to both healthy persons and nAVH. Compared to nAVH, those individuals presenting with pAVH also showed lower LGI in right Broca's homologue and right superior middle frontal cortex, together with increased LGI in the precuneus and superior parietal cortex. Regions with abnormal LGI common to both patient samples were found in anterior cingulate and superior frontal areas. Inferior cortical regions exhibiting abnormal LGI in pAVH patients were associated with overall symptom load (BPRS), but not with measures of AVH symptom severity. The pattern of abnormal cortical folding in this sample suggests a neurodevelopmental signature in Broca's region, consistent with current AVH models emphasizing the pivotal role of language circuits and inner speech. Temporal cortical deficits may characterize patients with pAVH during later stages of the disorder.
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Cerebellar Contributions to Persistent Auditory Verbal Hallucinations in Patients with Schizophrenia. THE CEREBELLUM 2017; 16:964-972. [DOI: 10.1007/s12311-017-0874-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Esbensen AJ, Hooper SR, Fidler D, Hartley S, Edgin J, d’Ardhuy XL, Capone G, Conners F, Mervis CB, Abbeduto L, Rafii M, Krinsky-McHale SJ, Urv T. Outcome Measures for Clinical Trials in Down Syndrome. AMERICAN JOURNAL ON INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES 2017; 122:247-281. [PMID: 28452584 PMCID: PMC5424621 DOI: 10.1352/1944-7558-122.3.247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Increasingly individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including Down syndrome, are being targeted for clinical trials. However, a challenge exists in effectively evaluating the outcomes of these new pharmacological interventions. Few empirically evaluated, psychometrically sound outcome measures appropriate for use in clinical trials with individuals with Down syndrome have been identified. To address this challenge, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) assembled leading clinicians and scientists to review existing measures and identify those that currently are appropriate for trials; those that may be appropriate after expansion of age range addition of easier items, and/or downward extension of psychometric norms; and areas where new measures need to be developed. This article focuses on measures in the areas of cognition and behavior.
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- MIND Institute, University of California, Davis School of Medicine
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- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
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Wahab S, Zakaria MN, Sidek D, Abdul Rahman AH, Shah SA, Abdul Wahab NA. Evaluation of auditory hallucinations in patients with schizophrenia: A validation study of the Malay version of Psychotic Symptom Rating Scales (PSYRATS). Psychiatry Res 2015; 228:462-7. [PMID: 26142835 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2015.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2014] [Revised: 06/24/2015] [Accepted: 06/25/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The Psychotic Symptom Rating Scales (PSYRATS) is the most widely used validated scale to measure the specific symptoms of auditory hallucination and delusion. The aim of this study was to validate and to examine the psychometric properties of the auditory hallucination component of the Malay PSYRATS (MyPSYRATS). The research was done in the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Center (UKMMC) among 51 schizophrenia inpatients and outpatients who had experienced or reported verbal auditory hallucination. The psychometric properties of MyPSYRATS (auditory hallucination) were studied and a comparison was made between the psychometric properties obtained and the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS). The internal consistency of MyPSYRATS was good as revealed by Cronbach's alpha value. Factor analysis replicated three components (emotional, cognitive, and physical) similar to the factorial structure of the original auditory hallucination scale. However, two items were regrouped under the emotional component. Spearman's rank-order correlation showed a significant positive relationship between the total score of auditory hallucinations and PANSS auditory hallucinations item (P3). In conclusion, the auditory hallucination domain of MyPSYRATS is a reliable and valid assessment tool for further clinical applications.
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- Suzaily Wahab
- Department of Psychiatry, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Center, 56000 Cheras, Malaysia
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- Audiology Programme, School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Krian, Malaysia
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical Faculty, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Krian, Malaysia
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- Department of Public Health, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Center, 56000 Cheras, Malaysia
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- Audiology Programme, School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Krian, Malaysia; Audiology Programme, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, 53200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Validation of a Psycho-Sensory hAllucinations Scale (PSAS) in schizophrenia and Parkinson's disease. Schizophr Res 2015; 161:269-76. [PMID: 25481345 DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2014.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2014] [Revised: 11/03/2014] [Accepted: 11/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE If hallucinations are the most common of schizophrenic symptoms, they have been described in other pathologies such as Parkinson's disease (PD) but may differ considerably in their phenomenology. However, no multi-modal clinical scale with a transnosographic approach has been developed today. The purpose of this study was to create and validate a new tool for the hetero-assessment of all sensory modalities of hallucinations schizophrenia (SCZ) and in PD. METHOD Scale items were generated by literature review and validated by medical board. A study was then made to evaluate psychometric properties of the Psycho-Sensory hAllucinations Scale (PSAS) that include four domains (auditory, visual, olfactory and gustatory, cenesthetic modalities) and one specific item 'guardian angel'. RESULTS It was then validated in 137 patients: 86 PD (53.5% male; mean age=53.3years) and 51 SCZ (64.7% male; mean age=38.5years). Factorial analysis of the PSAS found four factors. The PSAS showed good internal consistency [Kuder-Richardson alpha coefficient 0.49 to 0.77] and good test-retest reliability [Agreement %=0.75 to 0.97] and inter-rater reliability [Agreement %=0.78 to 1.0]. The convergent validity illustrates the concomitant evaluation of the concept between PSAS and PANSS P3 and UPDRS1 I2. CONCLUSION The PSAS can be useful to describe the whole hallucination and its evolution during the course of the disease and treatment in schizophrenia and PD. Moreover, it can allow us to undertake a clinic-pathological comparison of hallucination modalities between these two diseases, to enhance our understanding of their precise neurological mechanisms.
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Bishop-Fitzpatrick L, Mazefsky CA, Minshew NJ, Eack SM. The relationship between stress and social functioning in adults with autism spectrum disorder and without intellectual disability. Autism Res 2014; 8:164-73. [PMID: 25524571 DOI: 10.1002/aur.1433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2014] [Accepted: 09/29/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) face substantial challenges accomplishing basic tasks associated with daily living, which are exacerbated by their broad and pervasive difficulties with social interactions. These challenges put people with ASD at increased risk for psychophysiological distress, which likely factors heavily into social functioning for adults with ASD, as suggested by a growing literature on stress in children that indicates that children with ASD have differential responses to stress than healthy children. We hypothesized that adults with ASD and without intellectual disability (n = 38) would experience more stress than healthy volunteers (n = 37) and that there would be an inverse relationship between stress and social functioning in individuals with ASD. Baseline, semi-structured interview data from a randomized controlled trial of two treatments for adults with ASD were used to assess differences in stress between adults with ASD and healthy volunteers and to assess the relationship between stress response and social functioning in adults with ASD. Findings indicate that adults with ASD experience greater perceived and interviewer-observed stress than healthy volunteers and that stress is significantly related to social functioning in adults with ASD. These findings highlight the role of stress in adult functioning and outcomes and suggest the need to develop and assess treatments designed to target stress and coping in adults with ASD.
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Source-based morphometry of gray matter volume in patients with schizophrenia who have persistent auditory verbal hallucinations. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2014; 50:102-9. [PMID: 24321225 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2013.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2013] [Revised: 11/14/2013] [Accepted: 11/27/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Abnormal structure of frontal and temporal brain regions has been suggested to occur in patients with schizophrenia who have frequent auditory verbal hallucinations (AVH). However, it is unknown whether this is specific to this patient subgroup. This study tested the hypothesis that frontotemporal gray matter volume changes would characterize patients with persistent AVH (pAVH) in contrast to healthy controls and patients without AVH. Using structural magnetic resonance imaging at 3T, we studied 20 patients with schizophrenia and 14 matched healthy controls. Ten patients were classified as having chronic and treatment resistant AVH, whereas the remaining 10 patients either never had AVH in the past or were in full remission with regard to AVH (nAVH). Using a multivariate statistical technique for structural data, i.e. "source-based morphometry" (SBM), we investigated naturally grouping patterns of gray matter volume variation among individuals, the magnitude of their expression between-groups and the relationship between gray matter volume and AVH-specific measures. SBM identified a reduction of medial and inferior frontal, insular and bilateral temporal gray matter volume between pAVH and nAVH. This pattern did not differ between nAVH patients and controls and was associated with "physical" AVH characteristics (such as symptom duration, location, frequency and intensity) in the pAVH patient group. These results suggest that a pattern of lower gray matter volume in medial frontal, insular and bilateral temporal cortical regions differentiates between patients with persistent AVH and non-hallucinating patients. Moreover, the data support a specific role of this neural pattern in AVH symptom expression.
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Stochl J, Jones PB, Plaistow J, Reininghaus U, Priebe S, Perez J, Croudace TJ. Multilevel ordinal factor analysis of the positive and negative syndrome scale (PANSS). Int J Methods Psychiatr Res 2014; 23:25-35. [PMID: 24449161 PMCID: PMC6878411 DOI: 10.1002/mpr.1429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2012] [Revised: 09/06/2012] [Accepted: 11/06/2012] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Clinical assessments of the presence and severity of psychopathology are often collected by health care professionals in mental health services or clinical researchers trained to use semi-structured interviews. Clustering by interviewer or rater needs to be considered when performing psychometric analyses such as factor analysis or item response modelling as non-independence of observations arises in these situations. We apply more suitable multilevel methods to analyse ordinally scored Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) items. Our aim is to highlight the differences in results that occur when the data are analysed using a hierarchically sensitive approach rather than using a traditional (aggregated) analysis. Our sample (n = 507) consisted of patients diagnosed with schizophrenia who participated in a multi-centre randomized control clinical trial, the DIALOG study. Analyses reported and compared include an exploratory factor analysis as well as several recently published multifactor models re-estimated within a confirmatory analysis framework. Our results show that the fit of the model and the parsimony of the exploratory factor analysis (EFA) models indicated by the number of factors necessary to explain the inter-correlation among PANSS items improved significantly when data clustering is taken into account through multilevel analysis. Our modeling results support the pentagonal PANSS model first proposed by White et al. (1997). Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- Jan Stochl
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK; Cameo Early Intervention Services, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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Favrod J, Rexhaj S, Ferrari P, Bardy S, Hayoz C, Morandi S, Bonsack C, Giuliani F. French version validation of the psychotic symptom rating scales (PSYRATS) for outpatients with persistent psychotic symptoms. BMC Psychiatry 2012; 12:161. [PMID: 23020603 PMCID: PMC3514145 DOI: 10.1186/1471-244x-12-161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2012] [Accepted: 09/25/2012] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Most scales that assess the presence and severity of psychotic symptoms often measure a broad range of experiences and behaviours, something that restricts the detailed measurement of specific symptoms such as delusions or hallucinations. The Psychotic Symptom Rating Scales (PSYRATS) is a clinical assessment tool that focuses on the detailed measurement of these core symptoms. The goal of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the French version of the PSYRATS. METHODS A sample of 103 outpatients suffering from schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorders and presenting persistent psychotic symptoms over the previous three months was assessed using the PSYRATS. Seventy-five sample participants were also assessed with the Positive And Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS). RESULTS ICCs were superior to .90 for all items of the PSYRATS. Factor analysis replicated the factorial structure of the original version of the delusions scale. Similar to previous replications, the factor structure of the hallucinations scale was partially replicated. Convergent validity indicated that some specific PSYRATS items do not correlate with the PANSS delusions or hallucinations. The distress items of the PSYRATS are negatively correlated with the grandiosity scale of the PANSS. CONCLUSIONS The results of this study are limited by the relatively small sample size as well as the selection of participants with persistent symptoms. The French version of the PSYRATS partially replicates previously published results. Differences in factor structure of the hallucinations scale might be explained by greater variability of its elements. The future development of the scale should take into account the presence of grandiosity in order to better capture details of the psychotic experience.
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- Jerome Favrod
- La Source, Health Campus of the University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Department of Psychiatry, Community Psychiatry Service, University Hospital Center of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- La Source, Health Campus of the University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Department of Psychiatry, Community Psychiatry Service, University Hospital Center of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- La Source, Health Campus of the University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Department of Psychiatry, Community Psychiatry Service, University Hospital Center of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Community Psychiatry Service, University Hospital Center of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Community Psychiatry Service, University Hospital Center of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Community Psychiatry Service, University Hospital Center of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Community Psychiatry Service, University Hospital Center of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Matson JL, Belva BC, Hattier MA, Matson ML. Scaling methods to measure psychopathology in persons with intellectual disabilities. RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES 2012; 33:549-562. [PMID: 22119704 DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2011.10.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2011] [Accepted: 09/15/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Psychopathology prior to the last four decades was generally viewed as a set of problems and disorders that did not occur in persons with intellectual disabilities (ID). That notion now seems very antiquated. In no small part, a revolutionary development of scales worldwide has occurred for the assessment of emotional problems in persons with ID. The first standardized test to emerge was the Psychopathology Instrument for Mentally Retarded Adults (PIMRA) in 1984. Since that time, an impressive number of measures of general psychopathology have emerged for adults and children as well as for persons across the full range of levels of ID. The purpose of this review was to provide a description of available measures, to review papers published on these measures, and to discuss emerging trends in test development. The trends in this body of information for enhancing differential diagnosis of psychopathology in persons with ID are discussed.
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- Johnny L Matson
- Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA.
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Schneider SD, Jelinek L, Lincoln TM, Moritz S. What happened to the voices? A fine-grained analysis of how hallucinations and delusions change under psychiatric treatment. Psychiatry Res 2011; 188:13-7. [PMID: 21215461 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2010.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2010] [Revised: 11/23/2010] [Accepted: 12/05/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The Psychiatric Symptom Rating Scales (PSYRATS) have demonstrated their usefulness for the dimensional assessment of hallucinations and delusions. However, there is no evaluated German version of the PSYRATS to date. Also, in spite of theoretical conceptions about "detaching" effects of antipsychotics, there are few consolidated findings about how core symptomatic aspects of schizophrenia change during antipsychotic treatment. The present study aimed to fill this gap. A total of 40 schizophrenic voice-hearers were interviewed three times during the course of six months using a newly developed German version of the PSYRATS with very good psychometric properties. At the same time, psychopathology was assessed with the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS). In the longitudinal course, a general symptomatic decrease became apparent only for auditory hallucinations but not for delusions. Specifically, the loudness of the hallucinated voices as well as the associated distress decreased early, while other aspects of the hallucinations took more time to fade. In this study, the PSYRATS proved to be a valuable tool for measuring the change of specific symptom dimensions. However, our results only partially supported the notion of a general detachment from symptoms due to psychiatric treatment.
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- Sophia D Schneider
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Martinistr. 52, Hamburg, Germany.
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Systematic Review of the Clinical Presentation of Schizophrenia in Intellectual Disability. JOURNAL OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s10862-011-9224-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Clarke DE, Ko JY, Kuhl EA, van Reekum R, Salvador R, Marin RS. Are the available apathy measures reliable and valid? A review of the psychometric evidence. J Psychosom Res 2011; 70:73-97. [PMID: 21193104 PMCID: PMC3902773 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2010.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2009] [Revised: 01/14/2010] [Accepted: 01/15/2010] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Apathy is highly prevalent among neuropsychiatric populations and is associated with greater morbidity and worse functional outcomes. Despite this, it remains understudied and poorly understood, primarily due to lack of consensus definition and clear diagnostic criteria for apathy. Without a gold standard for defining and measuring apathy, the availability of empirically sound measures is imperative. This paper provides a psychometric review of the most commonly used apathy measures and provides recommendations for use and further research. METHODS Pertinent literature databases were searched to identify all available assessment tools for apathy in adults aged 18 and older. Evidence of the reliability and validity of the scales were examined. Alternate variations of scales (e.g., non-English versions) were also evaluated if the validating articles were written in English. RESULTS Fifteen apathy scales or subscales were examined. The most psychometrically robust measures for assessing apathy across any disease population appear to be the Apathy Evaluation Scale and the apathy subscale of the Neuropsychiatric Inventory based on the criteria set in this review. For assessment in specific populations, the Dementia Apathy Interview and Rating for patients with Alzheimer's dementia, the Positive and Negative Symptom Scale for schizophrenia populations, and the Frontal System Behavior Scale for patients with frontotemporal deficits are reliable and valid measures. CONCLUSION Clinicians and researchers have numerous apathy scales for use in broad and disease-specific neuropsychiatric populations. Our understanding of apathy would be advanced by research that helps build a consensus as to the definition and diagnosis of apathy and further refine the psychometric properties of all apathy assessment tools.
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- Diana E. Clarke
- Division of Research, American Psychiatric Association, , Arlington, Virginia, USA and Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Research, American Psychiatric Association, Arlington, Virginia, USA
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- Institute of Medical Science and the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Psychopathology Program Coordinator, Division of Research, American Psychiatric Association, Arlington, Virginia, USA
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- Medical Director, Hill Satellite Center; Associate Director, Center for Public Service Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Kronmüller KT, von Bock A, Grupe S, Büche L, Gentner NC, Rückl S, Marx J, Joest K, Kaiser S, Vedder H, Mundt C. Psychometric evaluation of the Psychotic Symptom Rating Scales. Compr Psychiatry 2011; 52:102-8. [PMID: 21220071 DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2010.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2009] [Revised: 04/19/2010] [Accepted: 04/29/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The aims of this study were to examine the psychometric properties of a German version of the Psychotic Symptom Rating Scales (PSYRATS) in a sample of patients with schizophrenic spectrum disorders and affective disorders with delusions and to validate subscales of the PSYRATS with other ratings of psychotic symptoms. SAMPLING AND METHODS Two hundred patients with schizophrenic spectrum disorder and affective disorders with delusions were examined. Psychometric properties of the PSYRATS items and scales were determined, and the scores of the PSYRATS scales and subscales were compared to the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) and other ratings of psychotic symptoms. RESULTS The PSYRATS items and scales were found to have excellent interrater reliability. Two factors for the delusions scale (DS) and 4 factors of the auditory hallucinations scale were found. Subscales of the DS and auditory hallucinations scale were replicated by factor analysis, and the validity of the subscales was supported. CONCLUSIONS The German version of the PSYRATS is a reliable and valid assessment tool for delusions and hallucinations. The findings support the validity of the PSYRATS subscales. The DS is also applicable for patients with affective disorders.
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Dagnan D. Psychological assessment with people with learning disabilities and mental ill‐health. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1108/17530180200800033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Hove O, Havik OE. Psychometric properties of Psychopathology checklists for Adults with Intellectual Disability (P-AID) on a community sample of adults with intellectual disability. RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES 2008; 29:467-482. [PMID: 17942276 DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2007.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2007] [Accepted: 09/07/2007] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The DC-LD is a new classification system providing operationalized diagnostic criteria in recognition of lacking applicability of standard psychiatric criteria for adults with intellectual disability. This study attempts to evaluate internal consistency, inter-rater reliability and factor structure of the Psychopathology Checklists for Adults with Intellectual Disability (P-AID), a set of checklists developed from the DC-LD. The P-AID checklists comprising 10 psychiatric diagnoses and 8 types of problem behaviors were filled in by staff at community based homes for adults with intellectual disability in Western Norway. A total of 593 were returned (66%) of which 83 had two sets of checklists. Intellectual disability was administratively defined. Alpha (alpha) values for the total P-AID checklists indicating high internal consistency. The inter-rater reliability measured by ICC showed values between 0.63 and 0.88 in 8 of 10 psychopathology Checklists. Factor analysis indicated four orthogonal units measured by the P-AID. Issues regarding sensitivity and specificity are discussed. This study is the first attempt to develop and evaluate Psychopathology Checklists based on the DC-LD. The results from this study indicate the P-AID can be used in identifying mental health needs at a detailed diagnostic level.
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- Oddbjørn Hove
- Division of Psychiatry, Helse Fonna HF, University of Bergen, Norway
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Barrowcliff AL. Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy for Command Hallucinations and Intellectual Disability: A Case Study. JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH IN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES 2008. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2007.00395.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Kissling W, Glue P, Medori R, Simpson S. Long-term safety and efficacy of long-acting risperidone in elderly psychotic patients. Hum Psychopharmacol 2007; 22:505-13. [PMID: 17902187 DOI: 10.1002/hup.877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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This subgroup analysis of the 6-month, open-label Switch to Risperidone Microspheres (StoRMi) trial evaluated long-term safety and efficacy of a direct conversion to risperidone long-acting injectable (RLAI) in 52 elderly patients (> or =65 years) with psychosis stabilized on oral or depot antipsychotic. Study outcomes included adverse events, movement disorder severity, psychiatric symptoms, functional ability, quality of life and patient satisfaction. Change in the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale at endpoint was the primary efficacy measure. The most common dosage of RLAI used at endpoint was 25 mg every 14 days (60%). The trial was completed by 81% of patients, with six patients discontinuing treatment due to an adverse event. Tolerability was good and most side effects were mild to moderate. Serious adverse events occurred in 11 patients. Two of these (suicidal attempt, n = 1; exacerbation of disease, n = 1) were considered possibly related to RLAI. Conversion to RLAI resulted in significant improvements in movement disorder severity, psychiatric symptoms, functional status and patient satisfaction. Mean PANSS total decreased by 15.8 at endpoint, with 23 patients (46.9%) experiencing a > or =20% improvement. This post-hoc analysis supports that RLAI is well tolerated and safe in elderly patients with psychotic illnesses switched from stable antipsychotic regimens, and suggests possible efficacy, although inferences are limited.
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- Werner Kissling
- Klinikum rechts der Isar, Klinik und Poliklinik fur Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, München, Germany
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW To summarize recent research on psychosocial interventions for people with intellectual disabilities and mental ill-health. RECENT FINDINGS Psychosocial interventions for people with intellectual disabilities and mental ill-health are poorly developed. Recent research has focused upon individual therapeutic interventions and the evaluation of structures for the delivery of services to people with intellectual disabilities and mental ill-health. There is little research that has examined psychosocial interventions with carers or families, and the impact of housing, leisure and employment for this group of people. SUMMARY As people with intellectual disabilities are increasingly recognized as having severe and enduring mental ill-health, the development of an evidence base for psychosocial intervention is of considerable importance.
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- Dave Dagnan
- Cumbria Partnership NHS Trust, Distington, UK.
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Favrod J, Linder S, Pernier S, Navarro Chafloque M. Cognitive and behavioural therapy of voices for with patients intellectual disability: two case reports. Ann Gen Psychiatry 2007; 6:22. [PMID: 17705875 PMCID: PMC1994678 DOI: 10.1186/1744-859x-6-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2007] [Accepted: 08/19/2007] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Two case studies are presented to examine how cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) of auditory hallucinations can be fitted to mild and moderate intellectual disability. METHODS A 38-year-old female patient with mild intellectual disability and a 44-year-old male patient with moderate intellectual disability, both suffering from persistent auditory hallucinations, were treated with CBT. Patients were assessed on beliefs about their voices and their inappropriate coping behaviour to them. The traditional CBT techniques were modified to reduce the emphasis placed on cognitive abilities. Verbal strategies were replaced by more concrete tasks using role-playing, figurines and touch and feel experimentation. RESULTS Both patients improved on selected variables. They both gradually managed to reduce the power they attributed to the voice after the introduction of the therapy, and maintained their progress at follow-up. Their inappropriate behaviour consecutive to the belief about voices diminished in both cases. CONCLUSION These two case studies illustrate the feasibility of CBT for psychotic symptoms with intellectually disabled people, but need to be confirmed by more stringent studies.
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- Jérôme Favrod
- Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Center and University of Lausanne, Site de Cery, CH-1008 Prilly, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Center and University of Lausanne, Site de Cery, CH-1008 Prilly, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Center and University of Lausanne, Site de Cery, CH-1008 Prilly, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Center and University of Lausanne, Site de Cery, CH-1008 Prilly, Switzerland
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Bibliography. Current world literature. Mental retardation and developmental disorders. Curr Opin Psychiatry 2006; 19:547-9. [PMID: 16874133 DOI: 10.1097/01.yco.0000238487.57764.c5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Favrod J, Vianin P, Pomini V, Mast FW. A First Step Toward Cognitive Remediation of Voices: a Case Study. Cogn Behav Ther 2006; 35:159-63. [PMID: 16952899 DOI: 10.1080/16506070600802993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Several studies have shown that source-monitoring errors are related to verbal hallucinations in schizophrenia. An exploratory pilot study has been carried out to investigate the possibility of training patients in how to avoid errors in source-monitoring. One patient with paranoid schizophrenia and persistent thought insertions was trained for 6 hours to use mnemonic techniques to compensate specific deficits in source-monitoring. Results show that the patient was able to improve his performance and maintain the acquired progress at a 1-month follow-up assessment. These preliminary results are interesting for developing a larger controlled study of cognitive remediation of source-monitoring deficits.
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- Jérôme Favrod
- Rehabilitation Unit, Community Psychiatry Service, Department of Psychiatry, CHUV, Site de Cery, CH-1008 Prilly, Switzerland.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW To examine most recently published studies of schizophrenia spectrum disorders in people with intellectual disabilities. RECENT FINDINGS Studies that have been published in the review period have advanced understanding of the epidemiology, presentation, assessment, suspected neuropathology, genetics and treatment of, and service issues relating to, schizophrenia spectrum disorders in people with intellectual disabilities. SUMMARY The number of published studies investigating schizophrenia spectrum disorders in people with intellectual disabilities continues to increase slowly. The evidence base, however, needs to be strengthened, particularly by randomized controlled trials in pharmacotherapy, psychosocial interventions and service delivery.
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- Colin P Hemmings
- Estia Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK.
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