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Normalizing psychotic symptoms.

Michael Garrett1, David Stone, Douglas Turkington

  • 1SUNY Downstate Medical Center, New York, USA. michael.garrett@downstate.edu

Psychology and Psychotherapy
|February 23, 2007
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Subtle psychotic thought processes are common in the general population, existing on a continuum with psychosis. These transient disruptions may represent a pathological expression of widely distributed psychological processes.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Psychiatry
  • Cognitive Science

Background:

  • Mental health exists on a continuum from normal functioning to psychosis.
  • Subtle disruptions in thought processes may mirror underlying psychotic mechanisms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify and explore transient disruptions in ordinary mental life that may reflect psychotic thought processes.
  • To assess the prevalence of these disruptions in the general population.

Main Methods:

  • Development of thought experiments to heighten awareness of cognitive disruptions.
  • Administration of a questionnaire to a community sample to assess disruption frequency.

Main Results:

  • Five transient disruptions mirroring psychotic thought processes were identified.

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  • These disruptions were found to be common in the general population.

    • Conclusions:

    • Subtle psychotic symptoms may be pathological manifestations of common psychological processes.
    • Understanding these disruptions can help clinicians normalize psychotic experiences.