- Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry, University of SheffildVisiting Professor of Psychology, Middlesex UniversityDeputy... moreEmeritus Professor of Psychiatry, University of SheffildVisiting Professor of Psychology, Middlesex UniversityDeputy Principal, New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling and Middedit
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We describe the planning of the first World Congress for Existential Therapy, and its impact on the growing field of existential therapy. Six hundred and fifty attenders came to London from over 56 countries world wide. The Congress saw... more
We describe the planning of the first World Congress for Existential Therapy, and its impact on the growing field of existential therapy. Six hundred and fifty attenders came to London from over 56 countries world wide. The Congress saw the creation of a number of continental groups, and the decision was made to hold the next Congress in 2019 in Buenos Aires. It is difficult to measure the impact of a networking event, but discussions continue online about issues of concern to existential therapists, involving dialogue between many previously isolated schools within this broad approach which are likely to establish this theory and method as a more prominent contribution to the spectrum of psychotherapies in the future.
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The National Autistic Society Published by The National Autistic Society 393 City Road London ECIV ING First edition published 1988 Second edition first published 1991 Second edition reprinted 1998 Third edition first published 1999... more
The National Autistic Society Published by The National Autistic Society 393 City Road London ECIV ING First edition published 1988 Second edition first published 1991 Second edition reprinted 1998 Third edition first published 1999 Copyright © The National Autistic Society 1999 ...
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The genetic association between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia is complicated and mirrors the clinical overlap between these conditions to some degree. However, no studies to date have... more
The genetic association between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia is complicated and mirrors the clinical overlap between these conditions to some degree. However, no studies to date have examined the genetics of individuals dually diagnosed with both ASD and psychosis. In this study, we present findings of copy number variants (CNVs) from a study of 116 well-characterised individuals with this dual diagnosis. DNA was extracted and arrayed using the Affymetrix CytoScan HD 2.8M array or the Affymetrix Cytogenetics arrays and compared with existing samples from the Database of Genomic Variants and the Simons Simplex Collection of CNVs from individuals with ASD and their families. Twenty-seven novel CNVs ≥20k base pairs were identified in the sample, most occurring in only a single individual, although two were found in two female participants. Forty-nine rare CNVs (<1.5% rate in general population) were also found at significantly higher f...
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‘AND when he was come into his own country. he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works? Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not his moiher... more
‘AND when he was come into his own country. he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works? Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not his moiher called Mary, and his brethren, James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things? And they were offended in him, but Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country. and in his own house’. Matthew. 13. 53-57
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There is limited information on the presentation and characteristics of psychotic illness experienced by people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). To describe autistic and psychotic phenomenology in a group of individuals with comorbid... more
There is limited information on the presentation and characteristics of psychotic illness experienced by people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). To describe autistic and psychotic phenomenology in a group of individuals with comorbid ASD and psychosis (ASD-P) and compare this group with populations affected by either, alone. We studied 116 individuals with ASD-P. We compared features of their ASD with people with ASD and no comorbid psychosis (ASD-NP), and clinical characteristics of psychosis in ASD-P with people with psychosis only. Individuals with ASD-P had more diagnoses of atypical psychosis and fewer of schizophrenia compared with individuals with psychosis only. People with ASD-P had fewer stereotyped interests/behaviours compared with those with ASD-NP. Our data show there may be a specific subtype of ASD linked to comorbid psychosis. The results support findings that psychosis in people with ASD is often atypical, particularly regarding affective disturbance.
Research Interests: Psychology, Psychosis, Mental Health, Schizophrenia, Autism Spectrum Disorders, and 13 morePhenomenology, Adolescent, Medicine, Comorbidity, Humans, Child, Young Adult, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Middle Aged, Adult, Psychotic Disorders, Psychology and Cognitive Sciences, and Medical and Health Sciences
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Emotion regulation involves the regulation of one's own emotions (intrapersonal emotion regulation) or other people's emotions (interpersonal emotion regulation). Studies of emotion regulation in NSSI have usually assessed... more
Emotion regulation involves the regulation of one's own emotions (intrapersonal emotion regulation) or other people's emotions (interpersonal emotion regulation). Studies of emotion regulation in NSSI have usually assessed dysfunctionality in the strategies used to improve affect, but recent research has shown that individuals may sometimes also intentionally worsen their own (Riediger et al., 2009) and other people’s affect (Niven et al., 2009), often for instrumental or self-identity purposes. This paper presents the findings of a study exploring differences in the use of regulation strategies between students with (n = 123) and without (n = 37) a NSSI history. Results indicated that self-injurers make greater use of strategies intended to worsen their own affect relative to non-injurers. Further analyses explored how regulation relates to NSSI characteristics. Overall, results suggest that use of intrinsic worsening strategies may contribute more strongly to NSSI behaviour than affect-improving strategies.
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Mapping the Territory: The Philosopher's Viewpoint The Economist's Viewpoint: How Happy and Healthy is your Country The Psychologist's Viewpoint: How Happy are you? The Health Worker's Viewpoint The Politician's... more
Mapping the Territory: The Philosopher's Viewpoint The Economist's Viewpoint: How Happy and Healthy is your Country The Psychologist's Viewpoint: How Happy are you? The Health Worker's Viewpoint The Politician's Viewpoint The Extrovert's Viewpoint The Spiritual Viewpoint The Psychotherapist's Viewpoint No Viewpoint Applied Wellbeing
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Emotions in psychotherapy are considered in the light of contemporary emotion theory, of neuroimaging, of narratives about emotion, and in relation to emotional disorder. One difficulty in comparing these different theories is that the... more
Emotions in psychotherapy are considered in the light of contemporary emotion theory, of neuroimaging, of narratives about emotion, and in relation to emotional disorder. One difficulty in comparing these different theories is that the term emotion is itself used differently. According to some theories, emotions are discrete conscious experiences, but according to others, a person may have and be influenced by emotions of which they are not aware. Unconscious emotions are of particular interest to the psychotherapist. The wide range of happenings that are associated with them are considered, and a general term proposed for them-emotor. The main point of the paper is to establish that emotors may have an emotional flavour which is capable of inducing an emotion in a person who experiences the emotor, and that this is not the same process as a person reacting emotionally to an emotor. Emotors may acquire their emotional flavour, and their capacity to induce emotions, independent of a subject experiencing the emotion. This, it is argued, is one reason why we may experience emotions not just as reactions, but as given to us by the world. It may also be an explanation for some aesthetic or religious feelings being experienced as both transcendent and real.
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Chapter 3 European guidelines to professional and ethical issues Digby Tantam and Emmy van Deurzen Counselling and psychotherapy are types of trade in which the principal activity is talking, with the aim of creating a professional... more
Chapter 3 European guidelines to professional and ethical issues Digby Tantam and Emmy van Deurzen Counselling and psychotherapy are types of trade in which the principal activity is talking, with the aim of creating a professional relationship and to use it to relieve ...
CHAPTER 28 Therapy Training Online: Using the Internet to Widen Access to Training in Mental Health Issues Chris Blackmore, Emmy van Deurzen and Digby Tantam INTRODUCTION This chapter examines the role of the internet in mental health... more
CHAPTER 28 Therapy Training Online: Using the Internet to Widen Access to Training in Mental Health Issues Chris Blackmore, Emmy van Deurzen and Digby Tantam INTRODUCTION This chapter examines the role of the internet in mental health training and examines what can ...
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There are often many reasons that can be given for the same action. Some reasons are causes, that is, they are present before the action, and without them the action would not have occurred. However, other reasons are, I argue, applied to... more
There are often many reasons that can be given for the same action. Some reasons are causes, that is, they are present before the action, and without them the action would not have occurred. However, other reasons are, I argue, applied to an action after it has occurred. They are a kind of justification but in affixing a meaning to an action they also change that action's consequences. When we choose one reason over another, we are both justifying the action and bringing into being a possible cause of future action. Good reasons must therefore not only be consistent with the causes of the action that they justify but must also have their own causal powers. Reason descriptions cannot be replaced by descriptions of causes, but nor can reasons be discounted as justifications because they are without any causal properties. A full account of human beings requires both types of explanations, reasons and causes, and some bridge which links the two of them. This paper attempts to lay the foundation for this bridge.
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A survey was undertaken to investigate the prevalence of high-functioning pervasive developmental disorder (HFPDD) in a community sample of teenagers and adults aged 13 and above in the city of Sheffield, UK. 112 possible and definite... more
A survey was undertaken to investigate the prevalence of high-functioning pervasive developmental disorder (HFPDD) in a community sample of teenagers and adults aged 13 and above in the city of Sheffield, UK. 112 possible and definite cases were found, of whom 65 (57%) had a previous diagnosis. The detected prevalence of possible or definite HFPDD was found to be 0.24 per 1000 of the population of Sheffield city aged 13 or over, but the prevalence by year of age fell from a maximum of 1.1 per 1000 in the group aged 13 to 14 years old (1 young adult in every 900 in this age group) to 0.03 per 1000 in the over 60s (1 person in every 38500 in this age group). The results of this study are preliminary and need follow-up investigation in larger studies. We suggest several explanations for the findings, including reduced willingness to participate in a study as people get older, increased ascertainment in younger people, and increased mortality. Another contributory factor might be that t...
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Emotions in psychotherapy are considered in the light of contemporary emotion theory, of neuroimaging, of narratives about emotion, and in relation to emotional disorder. One difficulty in comparing these different theories is that the... more
Emotions in psychotherapy are considered in the light of contemporary emotion theory, of neuroimaging, of narratives about emotion, and in relation to emotional disorder. One difficulty in comparing these different theories is that the term "emotion" is itself used differently. According to some theories, emotions are discrete conscious experiences, but according to others, a person may have and be influenced by emotions of which they are not aware. "Unconscious" emotions are of particular interest to the psychotherapist. The wide range of happenings that are associated with them are considered, and a general term proposed for them-"emotor". The main point of the paper is to establish that emotors may have an emotional flavour which is capable of inducing an emotion in a person who experiences the emotor, and that this is not the same process as a person reacting emotionally to an emotor. Emotors may acquire their emotional flavour, and their capacity t...
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A new means of monitoring drug misuse which was developed in the north west of England, but is now widely used throughout the United Kingdom, is described and evaluated. Report forms which had been specially designed and ensured the... more
A new means of monitoring drug misuse which was developed in the north west of England, but is now widely used throughout the United Kingdom, is described and evaluated. Report forms which had been specially designed and ensured the anonymity of drug misusers were widely distributed among doctors and non-medical health workers who may have had contact with drug misusers. The forms were returned post-free to a centre where they were entered on a customized drug misuse database. There were 2127 reports from the north west of England (population 3.99 million) relating to 1792 individuals over a 15-month period. However, despite intensive promotion of the project among doctors, the number of reports from doctors remained virtually unchanged over the 15 months despite a 33% increase in the overall number of reports. When the reports from three health districts, selected so as to be representative of the region demographically (total population 658,500, population aged 15-44 years 292,200...
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The social impairments of autism, which are especially salient in autism of the Asperger type, have been attributed to a failure of affective processing, and more recently to a failure to develop a "theory of mind". Recent... more
The social impairments of autism, which are especially salient in autism of the Asperger type, have been attributed to a failure of affective processing, and more recently to a failure to develop a "theory of mind". Recent research evidence bearing on these theories is reviewed and a new hypothesis is put forward, based on research in progress, which posits a developmentally earlier abnormality of the "social gaze response": the inherent tendency of the normal infant to focus gaze and attention on social cues and, later, on objects in the environment as indicated by the gesture of gaze of others. Weakness or absence of the social gaze response is enough, it is argued, to account for many of the typical symptoms of autism, including the failure to acquire a theory of mind.