Service user perspectives and experiences of their diagnosis of psychotic major depression: A qualitative study
Psychotic major depression should be actively considered as a differential diagnosis by healthcare professionals when assessing an individual for unipolar depression. Healthcare professionals should be mindful of the specific barriers to disclosure of psychotic symptoms, and building rapport should be prioritised to facilitate disclosure.
Authors
- Oliver Gale‐Grant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5778-9899)
- Allan H. Young (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2291-6952)
- Norha Vera San Juan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8677-7341)
- Margaret Heslin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3094-9255)
- Emilia May Loane
Institutions
- King's College London (GB)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-05-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0322868
- Primary Topic
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00