Sentences with phrase «of psychotic experiences»

Clinicopathological significance of psychotic experiences in non-psychotic young people: Evidence from four population - based studies

This suggests that the biological mechanisms underlying depression at this age do not increase subsequent risk of psychotic experiences once they resolve.

Common childhood neurodevelopmental disorders are associated with increased risk of psychotic experiences in early adolescence

Now the most comprehensive epidemiological study of psychotic experiences to date, published in July in JAMA Psychiatry, has given researchers the most detailed picture yet of how many people have these experiences and how frequently.

Children who suffer from frequent nightmares or bouts of night terrors may be at an increased risk of psychotic experiences in adolescence, according to new research from the University of Warwick.

Researchers at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) have demonstrated that exposure to childhood trauma (physical assault and bullying) is linked to psychotic experiences, (such as hearing voices), and in turn the cessation of traumatic experiences led to a significant reduction in the incidence of psychotic experiences.

Dr Ian Kelleher, Lead Investigator, Department of Psychiatry, RCSI said «Our analysis shows, we believe for the first time, that cessation of traumatic experiences predicted a significantly reduced incidence of psychotic experiences compared to individuals for whom the traumatic experiences continued.

The study aimed to determine whether childhood trauma could be considered a cause of psychotic experiences.

Not exact matches

Traditional Buddhist stories abound of meditators being taken over by evil spirits, and contemporary psychological studies of mindfulness practice going back to the 1970s include patients who experienced hallucinations, psychotic episodes, depression and other mental trauma, as well as nerve pain and similar physical impacts.

In the extreme case of the psychotic person living in a private world out of all relation to the real world value - experience is severely restricted, because it lacks the possibilities for growth and enrichment through the establishment of new external relationships.

It is obvious to me that I altered my brain significantly after years of intense / deep prayer and meditation and that as a result of these contributory experiences I was a high - functioning schizophrenic for a good portion of my life — there were things going on in my biology which predisposed me to being a depressive and a high - functioning schizophrenic but engaging in intense / deep prayer and meditation was only exacerbating this problem by altering my state of consciousness which precipitated the psychotic symptoms and psychic phenomena which I experienced.

It seems the world is made up of: — persons who enter a mystical state and experience oneness and tranquility — persons who have adverse reactions as their minds dissociate resulting in their experiencing psychotic symptoms and psychic phenomena

So for example, in my case and that of other persons whose minds dissociate when we engage in intense / deep spiritual practices like intense / deep prayer, meditation, fasting etc and we hear voices, hallucinate, see visions, experience thought insertions, automatic channelling just like a spirit medium as well as other psychic phenomena (clairvoyance etc), and the mind dissociation makes some persons mentally and emotionally unstable; our minds enter an altered state of consciousness just like those of the Buddhist monks but in our case the altered state of our brains results in psychotic and psychic symptoms being induced (interestingly, some persons who are ignorant of how the human brain functions chalk up these experiences to demonic attack)......... are these psychotic, psychic experiences which persons like myself experience a gift from God as well?

The question of course is: how does a person like me who is experiencing psychotic symptoms and psychic phenomena while in an altered state of consciousness know whether or not it is god who is communicating with them?

All these scriptures / Biblical teachings created a problem for me as over the years when I would experience psychotic symptoms and psychic phenomena as a result of intense / deep prayer and meditation, I actually thought that God was trying to show me a sign or tell me something or he was leading me in a particular direction.

She flagged this up to her supervisor, a psychiatrist, who told her in no uncertain terms to leave the subject of abortion well alone; that the woman who mentioned abortion in the first place was not experiencing flashbacks but merely a psychotic reaction to the medication she was on.

They also experienced more symptoms of paranoia, such as a psychotic episode, than women who developed depression during or after pregnancy.

Following their experiences in detention, I have seen people literally shaking with fear, I've seen them have a psychotic breakdown as the flashbacks of their torture become so frequent that they lose all touch with reality.

The researchers undertook a nationally representative prospective cohort study of 1,112 school - based adolescents aged 13 - 16 years, and assessed them at baseline, three - months and 12 - months for childhood trauma (defined as physical assault and bullying) and psychotic experiences.

ProfessorMary Cannon, HRB Clinician Scientist and Senior Investigator, Department of Psychiatry, RCSI said «Our findings are the first to show there is direct evidence between exposure to childhood trauma and psychotic experience.

The participants who reported the psychotic - like experiences (PLEs)-- considered to be at the low end of the psychosis spectrum — spent less time in a brain state reflecting healthier brain network activity.

Younger children, between two and nine years old, who had persistent nightmares reported by parents had up to one and a half times increased risk of developing psychotic experiences.

The likelihood of experiencing psychotic experiences in adolescence increased with the incidence of nightmares.

The study, published today in the journal SLEEP, shows that children reporting frequent nightmares before the age of 12 were three and a half times more likely to suffer from psychotic experiences in early adolescence.

Up to half of the 45 million people worldwide who are living with Alzheimer's disease will experience psychotic episodes, a figure that is even higher in some other forms of dementia.

They also experienced more symptoms of paranoia, such as a psychotic episode, than women who developed depression during or after pregnancy.

Factors such as poor emotional control, limited coping skills, poor social functioning, and increased stress sensitivity increase a child's risk of experiencing psychotic - like symptoms (e.g., unusual thoughts, suspiciousness, perceptual disturbances).

Although the majority of children who experience trauma do not exhibit signs of psychosis later, a sizeable share (by some estimates as much as 35 %) of children go on to experience psychotic episodes.

«The pattern we observed in Ontario suggests that psychosocial factors associated with the migratory experience and integration into Canada may contribute to the risk of psychotic disorders.»

The authors postulate that experiences of discrimination and racism may explain the higher rates of psychotic disorders in some immigrant groups, as indicated by previously published studies.

«Although this was a small, preliminary study, it suggests that marijuana may affect individuals at high risk for psychosis differently than other marijuana users, by briefly inducing psychotic - like experiences and impairing their cognition,» said Nehal Vadhan, PhD, a psychologist and associate professor in Psychiatry and Molecular Medicine at Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine and first author of the paper.

The finding that a diagnosis but not psychotic - like experiences is associated with low physical activity may reflect aspects of illness such as low motivation, but may also reflect sedative or other side - effects of therapeutic drugs.

Senior author Dr Abraham Reichenberg, Professor of Psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and with King's IoPPN said: «It is important to bear in mind that many children will experience some difficulties with schoolwork or other intellectual tasks at some point in their lives, and only a small minority will go on to develop a psychotic disorder.»

Up to two thirds of people with Alzheimer's disease experience psychotic episodes, yet the distressing symptom is still widely under - recognised and is challenging to treat.

They then used interviews to assess experiences of nightmares, night terrors and sleepwalking at age 12 and psychotic experiences at age 18.

At age 12, 24.9 % of children reported having nightmares in the previous 6 months and 7.9 % of the sample were found to be experiencing psychotic symptoms.

Researchers at the University of Warwick have found a significant link between the presence of persistent nightmares in childhood and psychotic experiences in later adolescence.

Experience of stressful events has also been related to both the development of both nightmares and psychotic symptoms in late childhood and may be important.»

There was around twice the odds of later experiencing psychotic symptoms in those earlier reporting nightmares.

Treatment would look very different for a person whose psychotic experiences were linked to depression or anxiety disorders or were the one - time result of acute stress, compared with a person who is showing the first signs of schizophrenia.

After ruling out experiences caused by drugs or sleep, the researchers determined that 5.8 percent of the respondents had psychotic experiences.

Psychotic experiences are sometimes markers of general psychological distress, McGrath explains: «They pop up in depression, anxiety disorders, a whole range of things.»

The psychotic experiences were typically rare, with 32 percent of sufferers having only a single episode and another 32 percent having two to five.

Dr. Pope is also a well - recognized clinician with decades of experience in treating patients with psychiatric disorders, including patients with severe mood disorders and psychotic disorders.

His performance really was a «coming out,» as he did his best to present a normal, small town kid who becomes «unbalanced» and psychotic due to his traumatic experiences at the hands of the North Vietnamese.

«The approval of Fanapt ™ marks a new opportunity for many patients with schizophrenia, who experience only partial responses to current therapies, to achieve better control of their symptoms,» remarked Dr. Peter J. Weiden, Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Psychotic Disorders Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

The developers consulted with mental health professionals to properly capture the experience of a psychotic breakdown, and have crafted a game that is, at least, trying to provide an empathetic experience.

Each piece tells the story of an experience in prison, whether his own or recounted by the men he knew there, detailing everything from guard brutality to gang wars to psychotic breakdowns.

A reminiscence of the early light show in its attempt to formalize the «inner journey» experience induced by psychotic drugs.

schizophrenia — most people affected by schizophrenia experience a range of psychotic symptoms and commonly have difficulty organising their thoughts