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Insight and recovery from acute psychotic episodes: the effects of cognitive behavior therapy and premature termination of treatmentMike Startup
School of Psychology, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
J Nerv Ment Dis 194:740-5. 2006..Possible explanations for these contrasting patterns, in terms of resilience, attachment styles, and an insecure sense of self, are discussed...
Immediate source-monitoring, self-focused attention and the positive symptoms of schizophreniaMike Startup
School of Psychology, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
Behav Res Ther 46:1176-80. 2008..The importance for externalization of self-focused attention and of the emotional salience of the elicited thoughts was not supported...- The role of self-blame for trauma as assessed by the Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory (PTCI): a self-protective cognition?Mike Startup
School of Behavioural Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
Behav Res Ther 45:395-403. 2007..Possible interpretations of these results, in terms of statistical suppressor effects and the protective role of behavioural self-blame, are discussed... - On two kinds of delusion of referenceMike Startup
School of Behavioural Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
Psychiatry Res 137:87-92. 2005..Only delusions of observation were associated with hallucinations and persecutory ideation. Delusions of communication showed few significant correlations with other symptoms and therefore appear to require different explanations... - North Wales randomized controlled trial of cognitive behaviour therapy for acute schizophrenia spectrum disorders: two-year follow-up and economic evaluationMike Startup
School of Behavioural Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
Psychol Med 35:1307-16. 2005..The aims of the present study were to discover if the benefits of CBT for acute schizophrenia which were found 1 year after index admission persist for another year, and to evaluate the comparative costs of providing CBT... - Delusions of reference: a new theoretical modelMike Startup
School of Psychology, University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Cogn Neuropsychiatry 14:110-26. 2009..Evidence has now emerged that there are two kinds of delusion of reference. One of these, referential delusions of communication, which involves beliefs that others are communicating in subtle, nonverbal ways, is the focus of this paper... - The criterion and discriminant validity of the Referential Thinking (REF) scaleMike Startup
School of Psychology, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
Psychol Assess 22:65-9. 2010..REF scores correlated significantly with the severity of the patients' DoRs but not their AVHs. The interpretation of REF scores as a measure of proneness to simple and guilty ideas of reference was supported... - North Wales randomized controlled trial of cognitive behaviour therapy for acute schizophrenia spectrum disorders: outcomes at 6 and 12 monthsM Startup
School of Behavioral Sciences, University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Psychol Med 34:413-22. 2004..The aim of this trial was to evaluate the effectiveness of CBT for in-patients suffering acute psychotic episodes, when delivered under conditions representative of current clinical practice... - Anomalous experiences and the contents of persecutory delusions during acute psychotic episodesMike Startup
School of Behavioural Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
Psychol Psychother 76:315-22. 2003..Theoretical explanations need to be elaborated to account for the variety of contents that can be identified reliably. Associations with anomalous experiences might guide such elaborations... - The concurrent validity of the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF)Mike Startup
School of Psychology, University of Wales, Bangor, UK
Br J Clin Psychol 41:417-22. 2002..Few studies of the validity of the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) have been published and none has shown how GAF ratings are associated with concurrent ratings of symptoms and social functioning. This article provides such data... - Referential delusions of communication and reality discrimination deficits in psychosisSandra Bucci
School of Psychology, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
Br J Clin Psychol 47:323-34. 2008.... - Referential delusions of communication and interpretations of gesturesSandra Bucci
School of Psychology, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
Psychiatry Res 158:27-34. 2008..These results suggest that the difficulties that people with delusions of communication experience in understanding gestures can be explained, at least in part, by the misattribution of self-generated internal events to external sources... - The role of effort, cognitive expectancy appraisals and coping style in the maintenance of the negative symptoms of schizophreniaRachel Avery
School of Psychology, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
Psychiatry Res 167:36-46. 2009..These results suggest that, in addition to neuropsychological variables, psychological variables are important for understanding negative symptoms in acute schizophrenia... - Mood state dependency of dysfunctional attitudes in bipolar affective disorderAnet Babakhani
School of Psychology, University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Cogn Neuropsychiatry 17:397-414. 2012..The aim of this study was to assess dysfunctional attitudes of participants with BAD, and control participants with no previous psychiatric histories, after mood inductions... - Doing Anger Differently: two controlled trials of percussion group psychotherapy for adolescent reactive aggressionMichael Currie
School of Psychology, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
J Adolesc 35:843-53. 2012..In study 2 (N = 65), aggression-reports fell to one fifth of pre-treatment levels at nine months follow-up (d = -1.2), with lowered trait anger (d = -0.4) and anger expression (d = -0.3) post-treatment... - The role of overgeneral autobiographical memory in the development of adult depression following childhood traumaElizabeth Burnside
School of Psychology, University of Wales, Bangor, UK
Br J Clin Psychol 43:365-76. 2004..This study investigated whether AM has a role in the development of adult depression in survivors of CSA and whether it is related to circumstances of CSA... - Autobiographical memory specificity in borderline personality disorder: associations with co-morbid depression and intellectual abilityTamar Reid
University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
Br J Clin Psychol 49:413-20. 2010.... - Insight, social functioning and readmission to hospital in patients with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders: prospective associationsMike Startup
School of Psychology, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
Psychiatry Res 178:17-22. 2010..The general aim of improving clinical outcomes would probably be better met with interventions designed to improve functioning rather than interventions to improve insight... - Patient characteristics associated with GP referral to the Access to Allied Psychological Services Program: a case-control studyGillian R Maddock
School of Psychology, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 46:435-44. 2012..It is not known how GPs might select patients for referral. We explored which characteristics identified ATAPS patients compared to usual GP patients... - Schizotypy, dissociative experiences and childhood abuse: relationships among self-report measuresM Startup
School of Psychology, University of Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd, UK
Br J Clin Psychol 38:333-44. 1999.... - Risk factors for transition to first episode psychosis among individuals with 'at-risk mental states'Oliver Mason
Sub Department of Clinical Health Psychology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
Schizophr Res 71:227-37. 2004..These predictors are consistent with a picture of poor premorbid functioning that further declines in the period up to transition...