Shona McIlrae

Relationships between psychotic and affective symptoms, schizotypal and dissociative phenomena, and adverse life events among individuals with psychotic disorders

Alastair G. Cardno, Soumaya Nasser el din, Deline du Toit, Faiz-ur Rehman et autres

Background : Psychotic symptoms and self-rated schizotypal phenomena have similar dimensional structures. Additionally, dissociative phenomena have conceptual links with psychosis/schizotypy and all of these phenotypes are associated with adverse life events (ALEs). The relationships between these factors among individuals with psychotic disorders …

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Associations between risk factors for schizophrenia and concordance in four monozygotic twin samples

Edward J. Pepper, Sasi Pathmanathan, Shona McIlrae, Faiz-ur Rehman et autres

Concordance for schizophrenia is high in monozygotic twins but the extent to which concordance varies according to the presence of other schizophrenia risk factors is not well established. We aimed to investigate this in systematically ascertained twin samples. DSM-III-R/DSM-IV diagnoses were made …

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A cognitive behavioural approach for carers of significant others with depression: a pilot study

Shona McIlrae, Elaine Wilkes, Michael Downey, Monica Colley

Depression is a common and chronic illness affecting nearly one in five people in their lifetime. The main responsibility for people suffering from depression falls to their carers. Research indicates that carers find the burden of caring for a family member enormous …