Paranoid Disorders - Therapy
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Through the eye of the needle: the unfolding of the unconscious body.

30 Jan 2009 The body is the starting point of experience and the original source of psychic life. In the course of analysis "the camel" must "go through the eye of the needle," in the sense that the body must become the specific object of mental working ... Read more...

Attachment theory: a framework for understanding symptoms and interpersonal relationships in psychosis.

10 Sep 2008 We investigated associations between adult attachment, symptoms and interpersonal functioning, including therapeutic relationships in 96 patients with psychosis. Using a prospective design, we also assessed changes in attachment in both ... Read more...

Virtual reality and persecutory delusions: safety and feasibility.

22 Jun 2008 OBJECTIVE: Virtual reality (VR) has begun to be used to research the key psychotic symptom of paranoia. The initial studies have been with non-clinical individuals and individuals at high risk of psychosis. The next step is to develop the technology ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Paranoid Disorders - Therapy'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Longing for the disappointing object and dreading its return. 30 Jul 2009
• Through the eye of the needle: the unfolding of the unconscious body. 30 Jan 2009
• Imaginary bugs, real distress: delusional parasitosis. 29 Sep 2008
• Attachment theory: a framework for understanding symptoms and interpersonal relationships in psychosis. 10 Sep 2008
• [Treating paranoid psychosis by cognitive-behavior therapy] 29 Jun 2008
• Virtual reality and persecutory delusions: safety and feasibility. 22 Jun 2008
• Studying and treating schizophrenia using virtual reality: a new paradigm. 26 Mar 2008
• Compassionate mind training with people who hear malevolent voices: a case series report. 28 Feb 2008
• [Patient-guided crisis admissions for severe psychotic conditions] 2008
• Responding mindfully to distressing psychosis: A grounded theory analysis. 30 Dec 2007
• [Paranoia] 13 Oct 2007
• Dimensions of delusional experiences and their value as predictors of long-term outcome. 26 Jun 2007
• Personal accounts: who are "they"? 30 May 2007
• [Mentally sick patient attracts attention by dyssocial behavior. Is a compulsory commitment necessary?] 17 Apr 2007
• The search for knowledge and the avoidance of knowledge. 30 Dec 2006
• [Acute delusional disorder with dissociative symptoms--case report] 30 Oct 2006
• Do community treatment orders for mental illness reduce readmission to hospital? An epidemiological study. 7 May 2006
• The Brief Core Schema Scales (BCSS): psychometric properties and associations with paranoia and grandiosity in non-clinical and psychosis samples. 25 Mar 2006
• [Investigation of the life situation of schizophrenic and paranoid patients at the Mental Health Care Institution in the City of Debrecen] 30 Dec 2005
• Psychological processes and paranoia: implications for forensic behavioural science. 30 Dec 2005

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Technical information about 'Paranoid Disorders'

Definition: Chronic mental disorders in which there has been an insidious development of a permanent and unshakeable delusional system (persecutory delusions or delusions of jealousy), accompanied by preservation of clear and orderly thinking. Emotional responses and behavior are consistent with the delusional state.

Descriptor UI: D010259

Alternative terms: Paranoid Disorders; Disorder, Paranoid; Disorders, Paranoid; Paranoid Disorder; Psychoses, Paranoid; Paranoid Psychoses; Paranoia; Paranoias;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: F03.700.450;

Online Note: use PARANOID DISORDERS to search PARANOIA 1966-80

History Note: 81; was PARANOIA 1963-80