Understanding ‘Psychosis’

Written by Philip Houghton on April 1, 2008. Posted in Clinical Psychology Bite-Size

Understanding ‘Psychosis’

Issue 01 – April 2008

Author: Philip Houghton (philip.houghton@nottshc.nhs.uk)

Key points

• The “illness” model of ‘psychosis’ is just one amongst many ways of understanding ‘psychosis’
• Social, economic, cultural, historical and psychological factors all influence the development and maintenance of psychotic experiences

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