Experience of Dissociation in Early Psychosis. Version 1.
Research type
Research Study
Full title
An Understanding of Early Psychosis in the Context of Dissociative Experiences.
IRAS ID
121967
Contact name
Natalie Lowe
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Coventry University
Research summary
A quantitative investigation into the impact of Dissociation in Early Intervention for Psychosis services.
Research literature indicates that dissociation may act as a psychological defence mechanism, mobilised to protect an individual from overwhelming trauma and links between trauma and dissociation are well established. Research also evidences a greater degree of dissociative symptoms and pathological dissociation among individuals accessing services for mental health difficulties; recent research has found that dissociation may impact upon service users’ recovery and engagement with mental health services.
However, research literature is yet to investigate the impact of dissociation in individuals experiencing early psychosis. This research seeks to investigate the impact of dissociation in an Early Intervention for Psychosis service, by considering the association between dissociation and service users’ symptom profile, engagement with services and their recovery style.
Given the links between trauma and dissociation, in addition to research indicating that history of traumatic experiences is more prevalent among individuals experiencing psychosis, the current study further seeks to explore the relationship dissociation may have to trauma and psychosis. Namely the study seeks to investigate whether dissociation may act as a mediative factor between the experience of trauma and experience of psychosis.
REC name
West Midlands - Solihull Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
13/WM/0409
Date of REC Opinion
11 Nov 2013
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion