Source Monitoring and Dissociation in Psychosis and PTSD: Pilot Study
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Psychosis and PTSD - Investigating Source Monitoring, Dissociation and Peritraumatic Dissociation: A Pilot Study
IRAS ID
311110
Contact name
Richard Bentall
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Sheffield
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 8 months, 31 days
Research summary
Traumatic life experiences are important in PTSD and psychosis, particularly for people who hear voices. This research aims to understand why experiences sometimes lead to PTSD symptoms and sometimes psychosis symptoms, such as hearing voices. This research project will explore similarities and differences between psychosis and PTSD, with a focus on source monitoring, dissociation and peritraumatic dissociation. This research is important to provide information on mechanisms underlying these conditions and hearing voices. This research study will be facilitated as a computer presented study, with the measures either being administered online or face-to-face with participants.
Three groups of participants will be recruited. The first group will have a diagnosis of psychosis, and report hearing voices currently or in the past. The second group will meet criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and report they do not hear voices. Both of these groups will be recruited from NHS mental health services in Sheffield. A third group of people without either of these diagnoses will be recruited as a control group. The data will be analysed using quantitative approaches.
REC name
South Central - Hampshire B Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
22/SC/0166
Date of REC Opinion
6 Jul 2022
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion