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Sukhi Shergill
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Functional Brain Imaging in Court
Nuclear medicine CNS studies, SPECT and PET, are increasingly used as a tool in forensic medicine. The mental disorders which attract most legal attention are those where a connection between an injurious stim...
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Open AccessAcetylcholinesterase Inhibitors (AChEI's) for the treatment of visual hallucinations in schizophrenia: a case report
Visual hallucinations are commonly seen in various neurological and psychiatric disorders including schizophrenia. Current models of visual processing and studies in diseases including Parkinsons Disease and L...
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Open AccessAcetylcholinesterase Inhibitors (AChEI's) for the treatment of visual hallucinations in schizophrenia: A review of the literature
Visual hallucinations occur in various neurological diseases, but are most prominent in Lewy body dementia, Parkinson's disease and schizophrenia. The lifetime prevalence of visual hallucinations in patients w...
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Open AccessExploring psychotic symptoms: a comparison of motor related neuronal activation during and after acute psychosis
Delusions and hallucinations are classic positive symptoms of schizophrenia. A contemporary cognitive theory called the ‘forward output model’ suggests that the misattribution of self-generated actions may und...
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Open AccessPost graduate clinical placements: evaluating benefits and challenges with a mixed methods cross sectional design
Systematic evaluations of clinical placements are rare, especially when offered alongside academic postgraduate courses. An evidence-based approach is important to allow pedagogically-driven provision, rather ...
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Open AccessOxytocin modulates hippocampal perfusion in people at clinical high risk for psychosis
Preclinical and human studies suggest that hippocampal dysfunction is a key factor in the onset of psychosis. People at Clinical High Risk for psychosis (CHR-P) present with a clinical syndrome that can includ...
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Open AccessAcute oxytocin effects in inferring others’ beliefs and social emotions in people at clinical high risk for psychosis
Social deficits are key hallmarks of the Clinical High Risk for Psychosis (CHR-P) state and of established psychotic disorders, and contribute to impaired social functioning, indicating a potential target for ...
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Open AccessA peer interview qualitative study exploring support for carers of people with comorbid autism and eating disorders
Carers of people with eating disorders (EDs) are known to experience a lack of support, high levels of unmet needs and resulting distress. Specific support and interventions for carers may benefit both the car...
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Open AccessContextual perception under active inference
Human social interactions depend on the ability to resolve uncertainty about the mental states of others. The context in which social interactions take place is crucial for mental state attribution as sensory ...
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Open AccessConnectome dysfunction in patients at clinical high risk for psychosis and modulation by oxytocin
Abnormalities in functional brain networks (functional connectome) are increasingly implicated in people at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis (CHR-P). Intranasal oxytocin, a potential novel treatment for the CH...
