Impact of COVID-19 outbreak on posttraumatic stress in patients with psychiatric illness.

The present study aimed to examine the prevalence of posttraumatic stress response in reaction to the COVID-19, including posttraumatic-stress-disorder-like symptoms (PTSD-like symptoms) and depressive symptoms, among patients with pre-existing psychiatric illness. The socio-demographic and psychological correlates of PTSD-like symptoms were also examined. A total of 193 participants were recruited.

Group cognitive behavioural therapy for psychosis in the Asian context: a review of the recent studies.

The cardinal symptoms of psychosis include hallucination and delusion, which can be both distressing and disabling. International guidelines recommend cognitive behavioural therapy for psychosis (CBTp) as an adjunctive intervention to medication management. Considering the difficulty in the widespread dissemination of the individual CBTp, group CBTp is an alternative in improving patients' access to psychological intervention.

Group cognitive behavioural therapy for Chinese patients with psychotic disorder: A feasibility controlled study.

Aim: Evidence for the effectiveness of individual cognitive behavioural therapy for psychosis (CBTp) is promising but evidence for presenting CBTp in a group setting and in the Asian context is limited. The present study is to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of Group CBTp in clinical practice.

Method: Forty-eight out-patients and day-patients with the schizophrenia spectrum disorders were recruited and randomly assigned to the group CBTp plus treatment as usual (TAU), or psychoeducation group (PsyEdI) plus TAU.

Psychometric properties of translated outcome measures of cognitive behavioural therapy for psychosis in the Chinese context.

Objectives: Growing evidence supporting the use of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to improve outcomes in patients with psychosis has largely originated from American and European countries, its applicability and effectiveness in Chinese patients with psychosis is still under-explored. However, the lack of stable and reliable outcome measures to evaluate the effectiveness of CBT for patients with psychosis hinders further development of psychological intervention in patients with psychosis in the Chinese context. The present study therefore aims to translate selected outcomes measures developed in American and European countries to measure the effectiveness of CBT for psychosis into Chinese and evaluate their psychometric properties.

The role of knowledge and motivation in symptom identification accuracy among schizophrenic patients: application of signal detection theory.

Objective: Many people with schizophrenia have poor awareness of their symptoms, a problem that may result from lack of knowledge about their illness and/or unwillingness to acknowledge it. The present study assessed the joint influence of lack of knowledge and motivated denial in schizophrenic patients' low symptom awareness.

Method: Schizophrenic patients (N = 85) and normal control participants (N = 35) identified psychotic symptoms and general stress symptoms in a symptom checklist.