Rosa Ritunnano – A New Vision for Mental Health

Do delusions have and give meaning?

Author: Editorial 25th August 2022 0 Comments

This paper , co-authored by Rosa Ritunnano and Lisa Bortolotti, has been published in Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences. The abstract says: “Delusions are often portrayed as paradigmatic instances of incomprehensibility and meaninglessness. Here we investigate the relationship between delusions and…
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cognitive psychology, delusions, hearing voices, irrational beliefs, Lisa Bortolotti, lived experiences, phenomenological psychopathology, Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences, psychiatry, psychosis, Rosa Ritunnano

Want to Understand Delusions? Listen to the People Who Have Them

Author: Editorial 20th June 2022 0 Comments

This article by Grace Huckins is subtitled “A small group of schizophrenia researchers thinks that personal narratives can tell us what test scores and brain scans can’t”. It has been published by Wired. It begins: “FOR THE FIRST decades of Sohee Park’s…
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delusions, Grace Huckins, neuroscience, personal narrative, Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale, psychosis, qualitative research, Research, Rosa Ritunnano, schizophrenia, Sohee Park, Wired

Philosophy can help us connect, even in the face of psychosis

Author: Editorial 17th June 2022 0 Comments

This article by consultant psychiatrist Rosa Ritunnano has been published on the Psyche website. It begins: “How can you best engage with a person who has psychosis, when their beliefs seem to differ radically from your own? What if those beliefs differ…
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Culture & Society, delusions, narrative identity, philosophy, Psyche, psychosis, Rosa Ritunnano