2023
The reliability and validity of the revised Green et al. paranoid thoughts scale in individuals at clinical high‐risk for psychosis
Williams T, Walker E, Strauss G, Woods S, Powers A, Corlett P, Schiffman J, Waltz J, Gold J, Silverstein S, Ellman L, Zinbarg R, Mittal V. The reliability and validity of the revised Green et al. paranoid thoughts scale in individuals at clinical high‐risk for psychosis. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 2023, 147: 623-633. PMID: 36905387, PMCID: PMC10463775, DOI: 10.1111/acps.13545.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCHR individualsClinical controlFull psychosisHealthy controlsGeneral populationPsychosis symptomsCHR participantsPoor social functioningGreen Paranoid Thoughts ScalePsychosisGroup differencesSocial functioningConfirmatory factor analysisParanoid Thoughts ScaleInterview measuresSeverity continuumTwo-factor structureCritical populationSelf-report measuresPresent studyDiscriminant validityPsychometric indicesParanoid thoughtsIndividualsParticipants
2021
Computerized Assessment of Psychosis Risk †
Mittal VA, Ellman LM, Strauss GP, Walker EF, Corlett PR, Schiffman J, Woods SW, Powers AR, Silverstein SM, Waltz JA, Zinbarg R, Chen S, Williams T, Kenney J, Gold JM. Computerized Assessment of Psychosis Risk †. Journal Of Psychiatry And Brain Science 2021, 6: e210011. PMID: 34307899, PMCID: PMC8302046, DOI: 10.20900/jpbs.20210011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical high riskComputerized assessmentPsychosis riskPsychosis risk calculatorHelp-seeking individualsBehavioral tasksComputational mechanismsNeurobiological systemsCHR participantsCHR groupCHR researchGroup differencesIllness mechanismsClinical InterviewCutting-edge computational methodsOutcomes two yearsHealthy controlsYoung peoplePrevention effortsMinimal trainingPsychosisTrainingRisk individualsLearning methodsIndividuals
2019
Does hallucination perceptual modality impact psychosis risk?
Niles H, Walsh B, Woods S, Powers A. Does hallucination perceptual modality impact psychosis risk? Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 2019, 140: 360-370. PMID: 31355420, PMCID: PMC6752971, DOI: 10.1111/acps.13078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical high riskPerceptual abnormalitiesPsychosis riskNon-verbal contentAuditory perceptual abnormalitiesIndividuals ages 12Verbal experienceAuditory experienceCHR individualsThought contentCHR sampleUnusual thought contentPredictive validityAuditory scoresGustatory componentsAge 12Meeting criteriaPsychotic disordersPhenomenological aspectsInterview notesPsychosisConversion riskScoresIndividualsExperience
2018
Hallucinations and Strong Priors
Corlett PR, Horga G, Fletcher PC, Alderson-Day B, Schmack K, Powers AR. Hallucinations and Strong Priors. Trends In Cognitive Sciences 2018, 23: 114-127. PMID: 30583945, PMCID: PMC6368358, DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2018.12.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAberrant perceptionsClinical hallucinationsRecent empirical workConstructive natureHuman behaviorIdentifiable stimuliEmpathic approachPrior beliefsLight of workPerceptionHallucinationsEmpirical workStrong priorsReal worldLaboratory phenomenonNeural networkStimuliApparent disconnectBeliefsPsychosisIndividualsHealthy subjectsSupportInference