Candice Joseph

TL;DR: There is a lack of research reporting on whether psychotic patients are ready to change their use of cannabis, which has obvious implications for identifying which treatment strategies are likely to be effective.

TL;DR: This preliminary study showed that brief group ACT interventions for people with psychosis are feasible and acceptable, and suggest small clinical improvements, and changes in psychological processes consistent with an ACT model.

TL;DR: Regression analyses revealed that cognitive insight was the best baseline predictor of overall psychopathology at 12 months whereas executive function performance at admission to the study indicated later severity of negative symptoms.

TL;DR: Among patients experiencing a first episode of psychosis,CD symptoms were significantly associated with use of cannabis and with use by age 14, suggesting that among individuals vulnerable for psychosis, CD symptoms may independently increase the likelihood of cannabis use which in turn increases the risk of psychosis.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the reasons for cannabis use in first-episode psychosis (FEP) and whether strength in their endorsement changed over time, using a random intercept model to test the change in strength of endorsement over the 12 months.