Sentences with phrase «psychotic experiences compared»

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.

Not exact matches

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.

For example, an eight - year - old child exposed to a period of postnatal depression upon the birth of a new sister is less likely to experience a threat to her development compared with an eight year old child whose mother has had repeated hospitalisations due to psychotic episodes resulting from schizophrenia.

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.