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Anam Elahi

Researcher at University of Liverpool

Publications -  8
Citations -  129

Anam Elahi is an academic researcher from University of Liverpool. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mental health & Social identity theory. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 6 publications receiving 80 citations. Previous affiliations of Anam Elahi include University of Manchester.

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Do paranoid delusions exist on a continuum with subclinical paranoia?:a multi-method taxometric study

TL;DR: A dimensional latent structure of paranoia implies that the processes involved in sub-clinical paranoia may be similar to those in clinical paranoia.
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Social identity and psychosis: Explaining elevated rates of psychosis in migrant populations

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors propose that cultural identity plays a central role in mitigating the psychological precursors of psychosis and that disidentification and social disconnection subsequent to migration could initiate or exacerbate psychosis for multiple generations.
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Home is where you hang your hat: Host town identity, but not hometown identity, protects against mental health symptoms associated with financial stress

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined whether identifying with one's local neighborhood protected people from developing mental health symptoms associated with financial stress and found that strong host town identities buffered students from mental health problems related to financial stress.
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The relationship between ingroup identity and Paranoid ideation among people from African and African Caribbean backgrounds.

TL;DR: Understanding the complex interplay between social identity and social contact in the development of paranoia may help therapists and researchers better understand the phenomenology and risk factors of paranoid symptomology.
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Does neighbourhood identification buffer against the effects of socioeconomic disadvantage on self-harm?

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the relationship between neighbourhood identity and self-harm, and whether identifying with one's neighbourhood can mitigate the effects of economic stress on selfharm, finding that experiencing disadvantage and disidentification predicted significantly higher odds of selfharm.