"Graced by God" does seem a less stigmatizing concept than "mentally ill"....

A Compassionate Approach to Working with Distressing Voices YouTube video by MERIT Institute

Here's a video of a workshop on a Compassionate Approach to Working with Distressing Voices that I presented at a MERIT conference... www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXeK...

I'm honored to be the provocation for this lovely piece, thanks Awais

If you've wanted a non-pathology focused way of measuring progress in therapy, such as CBT for psychosis, here's a good possibility! You can download the questionnaire at www.rcpsych.ac.uk/docs/default...

AI Delusions Are Leading to Domestic Abuse, Harassment, and Stalking ChatGPT and other AI chatbots are reinforcing users' delusions about other people — fueling fixations linked to stalking and other abuses.

NEW: ChatGPT and other chatbots are feeding users' fixations on real people, reinforcing users' delusional ideas and obsessions about others as they descend into unwanted harassment, stalking, and/or domestic abuse — traumatizing victims and profoundly altering lives.

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Madness, Mysticism, and the Reenchantment of Psychology YouTube video by Mad in America

Listen now to the recording of this mind-provoking disucssion! www.youtube.com/watch?v=atQ3...

Care coordinator delivered method of levels therapy to improve engagement and other outcomes in early psychosis (CAMEO): A feasibility cluster-randomised controlled trial The Method of Levels (MOL) is a theoretically-informed, transdiagnostic cognitive therapy that could improve service user engagement and recovery for …

New article from myself and colleagues exploring the feasibility of a cluster RCT of Method of Levels therapy delivered by care coordinators in early intervention in #psychosis services. Some promising findings but also some feasibility challenges to address. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Maybe madness is more like wilderness, with a mix of dangers and possibilities....recoveryfrompsychosis.org/2026/01/a-conversation-a...

I agree, no line except in many people's imagination. Instead it's a spectrum from experiences that are more clear to more muddled.....

DMS 69: Art Activism as Rebellion Against Psychiatric Authority Dolly Sen dismantles psychiatric authority through art activism, exposing the politics of diagnosis and reclaiming the narrative of madness.

Dolly Sen dismantles psychiatric authority through art activism, exposing the politics of diagnosis and reclaiming the narrative of madness.

thepolyphony.org/2026/01/02/d...

A fun new article argues that attempting to understand psychotic experiences takes us way deeper than just trying to treat those having the experiences - "Deviations in the dark. About bats, veterans, visionaries and philosophers" by Wouter Kusters. Free at journal.ifdt.bg.ac.rs/index.php/fi...

Unlocking the latest in CBTp: Introducing the OCRU webinar series for clinicians

Check out this series of free webinars exploring the latest in CBT for psychosis, offered by the Oxford Cognitive Therapy Center www.octc.co.uk/the-oxford-c...

Why it matters 👇
👉 Assess trauma and mentalisation together
👉 Look out for neglect, where links are strongest
👉 Use trauma-informed, mentalisation-focused care
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Across studies, perceived racial, ethnic, and religious discrimination was linked with psychosis risk in both clinical and non-clinical populations.

The message is clear: racism is not just context, it’s a causal factor in mental health inequalities.

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Understand Psychosis and Help People Recover, Flash Sale on 3 Self-Paced Courses - Recovery from "Schizophrenia" and other "Psychotic Disorders" It’s been a central mission of my life to discover and then teach practical ways to help people understand and overcome problems with distressing voices & visions, paranoia, and confusion about altern...

Get CE credit while learning how to facilitate recovery from psychosis! 3 6 hour self-paced courses to choose from, each just $29 till 11/15/25. Subjects are CBT for Psychosis, Trauma Dissociation & Psychosis, and Cultural & Spiritual Issues in Treatment. recoveryfrompsychosis.org/understand-p...

SAVE THE DATE 📅 Wed 10 December 1-2

IMH Lunchtime seminar:
Delusion as embodied, affective and relational experience

Online and in person

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Great to see this video about the iMAPS-2 trial results of imagery therapy for psychosis below 👇
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<em>Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice</em> | BPS Journal | Wiley Online Library The Talking With Voices approach, influenced by the work of the survivor-led Hearing Voices Movement, is a non-pathologising way of relating to the experience of voice hearing which emphasises coping...

"Relating positively and openly with voices through dialogue: A talking with voices implementation guide for mental health practitioners" bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Decoding the Voices of Schizophrenia Learn why people with schizophrenia hear voices, what causes them, and how therapy, medication, and support make recovery possible.

Since the 1950s we've had a significant source of validated of that model, based on measurements of the movement of speech muscles www.mentalhealth.com/blog/decodin....

Trauma-Informed Care and the PTMF: How Does It Work in Practice? It reduced self-harm, seclusion, and restraint. Now we have a better idea of how it was able to achieve that goal—and barriers preventing it.

Trauma-Informed Care and the PTMF: How Does It Work in Practice?

The program reduced self-harm, seclusion, and restraint. Now we have a better idea of how it was able to achieve that goal—and the barriers preventing it from being used more often.

Reduction or Discontinuation vs Maintenance Antipsychotics This randomized clinical trial compares early dose reduction or discontinuation vs maintenance treatment of antipsychotic medication for patients remitted from first-episode psychosis in the Netherlan...

A new study on what might happen when people get support in trying to reduce antipsychotics jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Treatment for psychosis often leaves people feeling trapped, stuck taking drugs they hate and that may do more harm than good in the long term. In a webinar 9/25/25 psychiatrist Helen Speyer explores how to instead support choice, while also managing risk www.eventbrite.com/e/navigating...

Madness, Mysticism, and Philosophy – A Talk with Wouter Kusters YouTube video by HDS Center for the Study of World Religions

Some thoughts and dialogue between me and Mathew Dillon around Madness, Mysticism and Philosophy: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcG4...

CBSPp (Cognitive Behavioural Suicide Prevention for psychosis) therapy didn’t outperform usual care overall, but helped high-risk people sooner, boosted wellbeing, and improved perceived social support.

What role does social connection play in recovery?

Dive into the findings: buff.ly/ZMNVBSx

Ethical Dilemmas of Antipsychotic Discontinuation This Viewpoint discusses the process of shared decision-making between clinicians and patients when considering the discontinuation of antipsychotic medication and proposes a shift toward an alternati...

We need more people talking about this! It's unethical to get people trapped on medication and not give them any assistance in trying to get off when they want, often for very good reasons, to try to do that. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Deification as a Risk Factor for AI-Associated Psychosis Deification and immersion may be driving anecdotal reports of AI-associated psychosis.

Blogpost #172: Deification as a Risk Factor for AI-Associated Psychosis

When AI hype is taken to an extreme, delusional thinking can result.

www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psyc...

What Would Happen If Everyone Truly Believed Everything Is One? Research suggests a belief in oneness has broad implications for psychological functioning and compassion for those outside of our immediate circle.

this is really it.

and the answer is, we would all behave more decently.

Cannabis, psychosis and the structural realities for ethnic minorities buff.ly/lpRKYTP

#Cannabis #Psychosis #EthnicMinorities #RiskFactors #BlackMentalHealth #SocialDeterminants

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Lived experience perspectives of ACT for people with psychosis Charlotte Huggett reflects on a qualitative study exploring the perspectives of people with psychosis receiving Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.

Lived experience perspectives of acceptance and commitment therapy for people with psychosis.

"This study aimed to explore participants experiences of acceptance and commitment therapy in daily life, and what they found helpful or unhelpful."

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Join us for an inspiring and practical Mad in America webinar on Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy for Psychosis (CT-R)—a compassionate, strengths-based approach designed to reach those struggling with so-called “negative symptoms” like low motivation and social withdrawal.