Stress Reactivity and Psychosis

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Research from the team of Jim van Os and Inez Myin-Germeys finds that stress reactivity in daily life is a risk factor for positive symptoms. Results appear online in Psychological Medicine.

Abstract → Lataster, T., Vamaggia, L., Lardinois, M., van Os, J., and Myin-Germeys, I. Increased stress reactivity: a mechanism specifically associated with the positive symptoms of psychotic disorder. Psychological Medicine. Online October 31, 2012

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Kermit Cole
Kermit Cole, MFT, founding editor of Mad in America, works in Santa Fe, New Mexico as a couples and family therapist. Inspired by Open Dialogue, he works as part of a team and consults with couples and families that have members identified as patients. His work in residential treatment — largely with severely traumatized and/or "psychotic" clients — led to an appreciation of the power and beauty of systemic philosophy and practice, as the alternative to the prevailing focus on individual pathology. A former film-maker, he has undergraduate and master's degrees in psychology from Harvard University as well as an MFT degree from the Council for Relationships in Philadelphia. Kermit leads workshops and webinars on the role of humor in psychotherapy and other human services. You can reach him at [email protected].

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