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  • AI’s place in mental healthcare – research summary

    AI’s place in mental healthcare – research summary

    The following blog is a summary of the research, based on two reviews by the Parliamentary Office for Science and Technology. Both reports and their research references can be found here: By Katie Burke, Kaelyn Dias, and Emma Palmer-Cooper Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to any technology that allows machines to do tasks we would usually… Read more

  • Can Early Hearing Difficulties Signal Emerging Psychosis?

    Can Early Hearing Difficulties Signal Emerging Psychosis?

    Dondé, C., Palmer-Cooper, E., Gauld, C., Polosan, M., & Alderson-Day, B. (2025). Early auditory impairments as a candidate marker of attenuated sensory symptoms of psychosis. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, 136, 111214. By Emma Palmer-Cooper Background Experiences of psychosis often involve changes in how people experience sounds. One well-known issue is difficulty in early auditory processing (EAP), which… Read more

  • Using technology to support psychosis treatment: perspectives from people with lived experience

    Using technology to support psychosis treatment: perspectives from people with lived experience

    Emma Palmer-Cooper Our recent systematic review published in Schizophrenia Research explored research published about patient perspectives on integrating digital or mobile tools with traditional face-to-face care, known as mHealth. Digital technology is increasingly being integrated into mental healthcare, particularly for serious mental illnesses like psychosis. Mobile health (mHealth) tools, such as smartphone apps and digital platforms, offer… Read more

  • The Role of Attachment in Emotion Regulation and Paranoia

    The Role of Attachment in Emotion Regulation and Paranoia

    Dr Monica Sood Paranoia broadly refers to beliefs that others are a threat, with limited or no evidence of this. It ranges from mild beliefs such as “people are talking about me” to extreme delusions such as “there is a conspiracy against me”. Paranoia is common in people with a clinical psychosis diagnosis (e.g., schizophrenia)… Read more

  • The belief that being high is a natural part of your personality predicts an increase in manic symptoms over time in bipolar disorder.

    The belief that being high is a natural part of your personality predicts an increase in manic symptoms over time in bipolar disorder.

    Thomas Richardson and Warren Mansell Background:  Bipolar disorder is a mental health disorder that can be characterised by periods of increased energy pressure of speech, the need for reduced sleep, and episodes of depression. This study explores the idea of multiple bipolar models that suggest that specific appraisals can lead to an increase in manic… Read more

  • How our relationship style can lead to paranoia

    How our relationship style can lead to paranoia

    Dr Monica Sood 2024 Paranoia describes beliefs that others are a threat to us, with limited or no evidence of this. Paranoia is common in people with a psychosis diagnosis (e.g., schizophrenia) and also common in the general population. People in the general population are more likely to experience mild forms of paranoia, for example… Read more