A cognitive model of the positive symptoms of psychosis

In the last 10 years a consensus has developed that the symptoms of psychosis may be better understood by linking the steps between the phenomenological experiences and social, psychological and neurobiological levels of explanation. Cognitive models of psychosis are an important link in this chain....

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Published in:Psychological medicine 2001-02, Vol.31 (2), p.189-195
Main Authors: GARETY, P. A., KUIPERS, E., FOWLER, D., FREEMAN, D., BEBBINGTON, P. E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Anxiety
Biological and medical sciences
Cognition
Cognition & reasoning
Cognition Disorders - etiology
Cognition Disorders - therapy
Cognitive models
Hallucinations
Humans
Hypotheses
Medical sciences
Neurobiology
Other psychotic disorders
Psychiatry
Psychological Theory
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychoses
Psychosis
Psychotic Disorders - diagnosis
Psychotic Disorders - psychology
Psychotic Disorders - therapy
Self Concept
Self esteem
Social Environment
Symptoms
Theoretical Paper
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Summary:In the last 10 years a consensus has developed that the symptoms of psychosis may be better understood by linking the steps between the phenomenological experiences and social, psychological and neurobiological levels of explanation. Cognitive models of psychosis are an important link in this chain. They provide a psychological description of the phenomena from which hypotheses concerning causal processes can be derived and tested; social, individual, and neurobiological factors can then be integrated via their impact on these cognitive processes. In this paper, we set out the cognitive processes that we think lead to the formation and maintenance of the positive symptoms of psychosis and we attempt to integrate into our model research in social factors. If this model proves useful, a fuller integration with the findings of biological research will be required (Frith, 1992).
ISSN:0033-2917
1469-8978
DOI:10.1017/S0033291701003312