Experiences of felt presence in first episode psychosis
Felt presence (FP) - sensing another person without clear sensory evidence - has been described in psychosis for over a century but rarely studied due to challenges in recognition and assessment. Recently FP has been identified as a transdiagnostic phenomenon and highlighted by people with lived experience of psychosis as a clinical priority. Here we describe FP presentation in a first-episode psychosis sample and report preliminary associations with affect, gender, and psychopathology.
Authors
- Charles Fernyhough (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3822-710X)
- Stephanie Common
- Angela Woods (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8273-0565)
- Guy Dodgson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8806-5495)
- Ben Alderson‐Day (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0546-8043)
- Peter Moseley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9284-2509)
Institutions
- Durham University (GB)
- Cumbria Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Northumbria University (GB)
- Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Schizophrenia
- Published
- 2025-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41537-025-00690-2
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00