%J Schizophrenia Bulletin
%A D Freeman
%A R Emsley
%A G Dunn
%A D Fowler
%A P Bebbington
%A E Kuipers
%A S Jolley
%A H Waller
%A A Hardy
%A P Garety
%O © The Author 2014. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/),
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%L discovery1459386
%X For many patients with persecutory delusions, leaving home and going into crowded streets is a key clinical problem. In this study we aimed to inform treatment development by determining the psychological mechanisms whereby busy urban environments increase paranoia. In a randomized design with prespecified mediation analysis, we compared the effects on patients of going outside into a busy social environment with staying inside.
%D 2015
%T The Stress of the Street for Patients With Persecutory Delusions: A Test of the Symptomatic and Psychological Effects of Going Outside Into a Busy Urban Area
%K anxiety, delusions, depression, paranoia, urbanicity
%N 4
%P 971-979
%V 41