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Predicting changes in delusional ideation: the role of mindfulness and negative schemas
Joseph E Oliver1, Kennedy McLachlan, Paul E Jose
1South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK. joseph.oliver@slam.nhs.uk
Objectives:
Understanding factors that contribute to delusional ideation has important clinical implications. This study looked at the impact of mindfulness and negative schemas on changes in delusional ideation over time.
Design:
A sample of University students was selected to investigate processes related to delusional ideation in a non-clinical sample.
Method:
A web-based survey was completed by 700 University students, 204 of whom completed a second identical survey after 6 months, to comprise the longitudinal sample.
Results:
Results from the study demonstrated that negative schemas and mindfulness were related to changes in delusional ideation over time and support was found for a mediated model, whereby mindfulness mediated the impact of schemas on the outcome.
Conclusions:
The findings point to the importance of mindfulness as an intervention for preventing non-clinical delusional ideation transitioning into clinical delusions.
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