• Concepts of ‘self’ in delusion resolution 

      Longenecker, Julia; Hui, Christy; Chen, Eric YH; Elvevåg, Brita (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-12-04)
      The concept of ‘self’ has a pivotal role in psychotic symptoms (Conrad, 1958), but its utility in the treatment process has been limited. Since perceptions of ‘self’ – and of ‘others’ – change as symptoms evolve and resolve (Parnas andHandest, 2003), if appropriately assayed this concept provides a unique entry-point through which the congruity between delusions and illness can be examined. The ...
    • Deriving semantic structure from category fluency: Clustering techniques and their pitfalls 

      Voorspoels, Wouter; Storms, Gert; Longenecker, Julia; Verheyen, Steven; Weinberger, Daniel R.; Elvevåg, Brita (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Assessing verbal output in category fluency tasks provides a sensitive indicator of cortical dysfunction. The most common metrics are the overall number of words produced and the number of errors. Two main observations have been made about the structure of the output, first that there is a temporal component to it with words being generated in spurts, and second that the clustering pattern may reflect ...