title: Intolerance of uncertainty and distress associated with the experience of psychosis.
abstract: There is growing research interest in the role of worry processes in psychosis. This study investigated associations between intolerance of uncertainty, meta-cognitive beliefs about hallucinations and paranoia, and distress in 27 individuals with psychosis. Results suggest that intolerance of uncertainty may represent an important factor in emotional adaptation following psychosis.
authors.affiliation: Section of Psychological Medicine, Gartnavel Royal Hospital, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK. ross.white@clinmed.gla.ac.uk
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gumley
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010259:Paranoid Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*; D035501:Uncertainty; D055815:Young Adult