Exploring the relationship between dissociative experiences and recovery in psychosis: cross-sectional study
BJPsych Bulletin January 27, 2025 Claudia Calciu, Rob Macpherson, Kerry Rees et al.
Dissociative experiences—compartmentalisation, detachment, and absorption—do not predict stages of recovery from psychosis. A cross-sectional study of 75 individuals with psychosis from recovery services in Gloucestershire used five questionnaires, including the Dissociative Experiences Scale and the Stages of Recovery Instrument. The results indicate no simple relationship between dissociative and psychotic symptoms, suggesting that clinicians should assess these symptoms separately and may need special treatment approaches when dissociative symptoms play a significant role.