Nicola Wright

• Doctor of Philosophy
• Medical Professional at Wright Psychological Services

Although treatments for schizophrenia and psychosis have improved significantly over time, many clients still experience social disparities, such as poverty, unemployment, social network strain, and barriers to community supports, that can negatively impact clinical outcomes and perpetuate the cycle of illness. Research is needed to help better und...

Adjunctive psychotherapeutic approaches recommended for patients with schizophrenia (SZ) who are fully or partially resistant to pharmacotherapy have rarely utilized biomarkers to enhance the understanding of treatment-effective mechanisms. As SZ patients with persistent auditory verbal hallucinations (AVH) frequently evidence reduced neural respon...

Jusqu’à l’été 2019, la Société canadienne de psychologie (SCP) a agréé au total 40 programmes de doctorat et 39 programmes d’internat-résidence. Le Comité d’Éducation et de Formation de la SCP a mis en place un comité d’étude chargé d’examiner l’augmentation actuelle de la demande pour les postes agréés d’internat-résidence au niveau doctoral dans...

Growing evidence supports the use of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for psychosis, including CBT for voices (CBTv), which targets auditory verbal hallucinations (AVH). The present study observed the effects of CBTv on electrophysiological measures of facial expression processing in patients with schizophrenia with AVH. Twenty-five patients wit...

Patients with schizophrenia show impaired face and emotional expression processing that may be due to early perceptual deficits or late impairments in higher-order emotional facial recognition. This study examined event-related potentials (ERPs) in 23 patients with schizophrenia who experience auditory hallucinations and 19 healthy controls. EEG ac...

Examining the effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy for psychosis and social anxiety

Embracing diversity: Recovery-oriented, group-based CBT for Psychosis within an interdisciplinary milieu

CBT for Psychosis pilot study integrating biofeedback using heart rate variability coherence training.

The role of peer support workers in group CBT for Psychosis.

A randomized controlled trial for group CBT for Psychosis in out- and in-patient non-forensic and forensic settings.

A randomized controlled trial evaluating the neural, symptomatic, and functional outcomes of a group CBT for Voices intervention integrating Acceptance and Commitment, Compassion- Focused, and Mindfulness approaches.

This article discusses several models of Psychosis, research on Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Psychosis (CBTp) and recent developments and new directions in the theory and practice of CBTp. Throughout the article we focus on the evolution of the field of CBTp as well as issues and opportunities for the field. We have highlighted the evolution of a...