Emotion regulation relates to clinical characteristics and quality of life but not daily functioning in psychosis spectrum outpatients.

Difficulties in emotion regulation (ER) can negatively impact the clinical course and outcomes of a range of psychiatric conditions, including psychosis spectrum disorders. Individuals with psychosis may exhibit poorer ER abilities, which have been associated with increased severity and distress of psychotic symptoms. A paucity of research has investigated the clinical correlates of ER in psychosis and the influence of these difficulties on indices of recovery, such as daily functioning and quality of life.

Increasing Access to CBT for Psychosis: Development, Feasibility, and Acceptability of a Specialized Outpatient Service.

Despite the increasing demand for cognitive behavioural therapy for psychosis (CBTp), the existing literature is lacking in terms of models for sustainable implementation. The aims of this study were to: (a) describe the development of a specialized CBTp Service; (b) report demographic characteristics and referral patterns over 1 year to examine feasibility; and (c) review feedback from participants in group-based CBTp to examine acceptability. Data were analyzed from 126 referrals (M = 35.

Money talks: The influence of extrinsic motivators on social cognition in early episode psychosis.

Amotivation is a central feature of psychosis that can lead to underperformance on a variety of tasks, including neurocognitive testing; however, there is some evidence that neurocognitive impairments resulting from low effort can be ameliorated with the use of monetary reinforcement. While cross-sectional data has also shown that amotivation is associated with social cognitive performance, limited research has examined the directionality of this relationship, and whether monetary reinforcement can similarly reduce these impairments. In the present study, 35 patients with early psychosis and 35 community controls were randomized to either a reward condition in which they received monetary reinforcement for every correct response on a theory of mind (ToM) task, or a non-reward condition in which no feedback was provided.

Patterns and perceptions of face-to-face and digital communication in the clinical high risk and early stages of psychosis.

Digital communication can mitigate some of the challenges inherent in face-to-face communication; however, it is unclear whether this communication format is preferred among youth with emerging psychosis. Therefore, we examined characteristics of face-to-face and digital communication in youth at clinical high risk for psychosis (CHR; n = 19) or in the first episode of psychosis (FEP; n = 57), as well as age-matched community comparisons (n = 51). Participants completed a 25-item self-report questionnaire to assess between- and within-group differences in the frequency of, satisfaction with, and barriers to face-to-face and digital communication.

Jumping to social conclusions?: The implications of early and uninformed social judgements in first episode psychosis.

Although social cognition is now understood to be a key determinant of functional outcome in psychosis, the factors associated with impaired performance on tasks of social cognition still remain unclear. Jumping to conclusions (JTC) is a cognitive bias that is commonly observed in psychosis, and features of this bias may be implicated in the accurate processing of social information. In the present study, a sample of patients in the early stages of psychosis ( = 35) and demographically matched community controls ( = 35) were presented with a modified version of the Interpersonal Perception Task in which video clips of naturalistic social scenarios were paused at 3 predetermined time points.