Sentences with phrase «on psychotic symptom»

We identified 19 population studies that reported on psychotic symptom prevalence among children and adolescents.

I. Impact on psychotic symptoms

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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.

On researching my experiences I discovered that when some persons engage in intense spiritual practices like intense prayer, meditation etc. it induces psychotic and psychic symptoms as I described above.

The PIER staff believed that her symptoms, coupled with a history of schizophrenia on both sides of the family, put her at high risk for a full - blown psychotic break with reality.

The meta - analysis, which analysed 29 studies on childhood trauma and psychotic symptoms, also found that childhood sexual abuse was associated with delusions.

A retrospective analysis showed that children who went on to develop palpable psychotic symptoms in adolescence showed a lag of approximately one year of cognitive developmental age compared to typically developing children.

These authors argue that this pattern of a plateau in IQ despite persisting psychotic symptoms and substantial gray matter loss argues against a neurodegenerative model of schizophrenia for COS especially since they found improvements on certain subtests of IQ.

Participants had psychotic symptoms, not caused by substance misuse, for > 4 weeks and scored 4 or more on the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS).

The power calculation for detecting the association between perceived discrimination and psychotic symptoms (delusional hallucination) was based on Janssen et al. 21 This study differs from our study because it has a longitudinal design and it also includes Dutch inhabitants, not only migrants.

Research in a remote WA Aboriginal population demonstrated that heavy alcohol use was associated with psychotic symptoms.12 However, comparison to this survey's findings may be complicated by differences between Cape York and the Torres Strait, including recent legislative restrictions on alcohol in Cape York.

Patients in the family intervention group had better functioning on activities of daily living than patients in the 2 control groups, but did not differ for cognitive function, depression, psychotic symptoms, behavioural disturbances, or overall severity of dementia.

Okada T, Toichi M, Sakihama M. Influences of an anticholinergic antiparkinsonian drug, parkinsonism, and psychotic symptoms on cardiac autonomic function in schizophrenia.

301 people aged 18 — 65 years (218 without carers, 83 with carers) with non-affective psychosis (ICD - 10 category F2 and DSM - IV) and a second or subsequent psychotic episode not more than 3 months before the trial began, plus a rating of at least 4 for one or more positive symptoms on the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS).

Both interventions were associated with significant reductions in positive psychotic symptoms.6 This paper reports on the initial results of a larger randomised controlled trial of intensive cognitive behaviour therapy as an adjunct to routine care, including stable prophylactic medication, in the treatment of chronic schizophrenia.

Multiple studies have reported on the prevalence of these symptoms using self - report questionnaires or clinical interviews but there is a lack of consensus about the prevalence of psychotic symptoms among children and adolescents.

The elevated prevalence of alcohol use disorders among people with psychotic disorders is well documented.1 Among this population alcohol misuse has been linked to a range of adverse consequences including unemployment, lower education level and lower socioeconomic status.2 Studies examining the impact of alcohol misuse on various psychiatric symptoms among people with psychotic disorders report inconsistent findings.3, 4

Continued cannabis use might increase the risk for psychotic disorder by impacting on the persistence of symptoms.

In any case, findings on both trait and state variables relevant to stress responsiveness of symptoms support the idea that anxiety is associated with greater vulnerability to psychotic decompensation in the face of life stressors.

In the realm of trait variables, in a longitudinal study of stable outpatients involving an initial assessment and a 9 - mo follow - up session, 24 those who scored high on a self - report measure of trait anxiety at the initial assessment and who experienced one or more «independent» stressful life events (ie, events not caused by patient behavior) during the month prior to the follow - up session showed significant increases in psychotic symptoms compared with those who either were low in trait anxiety or had no independent stressful life events.

An insecure attachment style has been reported in association with psychotic symptoms in both nonclinical41 — 46 and patient samples.47, 48 Although these findings are based on cross-sectional comparisons in which participants» current styles of relating to others are assessed rather than the quality of past relationships, prospective data suggest that disrupted attachment relations may be causal.

Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Psychotic - Like Symptoms and Stress Reactivity in Daily Life in Nonclinical Young Adults.