spunout x RCSI psychosis campaign

spunout’s new Psychosis campaign, aims to give you, our reader, a better understanding of what psychosis is. This campaign was made in partnership with the Royal College of Surgeons (RCSI) and PSI-STAR (PSychosis Ireland Structured Training And Research programme) which is an all-Ireland, cross-disciplinary PhD research training group focused on psychosis.

The campaign includes articles on what psychosis is, the signs and symptoms to look out for, the risk factors for developing psychosis, recovery, treatment, lived experience pieces, and practical activities that might help. The Psychosis campaign highlights how psychosis affects approximately 7% of people worldwide and is far more common that people may realise. But support is out there, and no one should have to go through this alone.

Factsheets

Psychosis: What you need to know

Psychological risk factors for psychosis

Reducing your risk of psychosis: What can you do?

Psychosis treatment: What helps?

What does recovery from psychosis look like?

Activities

Reality checking techniques

Grounding techniques for when you are feeling disconnected from your environment 

Distraction activities for when your are experiencing distress

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