• The importance of loneliness in psychotic-like symptoms: Data from three studies 

      Le, Thanh P.; Cowan, Tovah; Schwartz, Elana K.; Elvevåg, Brita; Holmlund, Terje Bektesevic; Foltz, Peter W.; Barkus, Emma; Cohen, Alex S. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-10-19)
      Poor social connection or loneliness is a prominent feature of schizotypy and may exacerbate psychosis risk. Previous studies have examined the inter-relationships between loneliness and psychosis risk, but critically, they have largely been conducted in non-clinical samples or exclusively used laboratory questionnaires with limited consideration of the heterogeneity within schizotypy (i.e., positive, ...
    • Natural Language Processing and Psychosis: On the Need for Comprehensive Psychometric Evaluation 

      Cohen, Alex S.; Rodriguez, Zachary; Warren, Kiara K.; Cowan, Tovah; Masucci, Michael D.; Edvard Granrud, Ole; Holmlund, Terje Bektesevic; Chandler, Chelsea; Foltz, Peter W.; Strauss, Gregory P. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2022-06-23)
      <p><i>Background and Hypothesis:</i> Despite decades of “proof of concept” findings supporting the use of Natural Language Processing (NLP) in psychosis research, clinical implementation has been slow. One obstacle reflects the lack of comprehensive psychometric evaluation of these measures. There is overwhelming evidence that criterion and content validity can be achieved for many purposes, ...
    • Predicting self-injurious thoughts in daily life using ambulatory assessment of state cognition 

      Le, Thanh P.; Moscardini, Emma; Cowan, Tovah; Elvevåg, Brita; Holmlund, Terje Bektesevic; Foltz, Peter W.; Tucker, Raymond P.; Schwartz, Elana K.; Cohen, Alex S. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-04-12)
      Self-injurious thoughts (SITs) fluctuate considerably from moment to moment. As such, “static” and temporally stable predictors (e.g., demographic variables, prior history) are suboptimal in predicting imminent SITs. This concern is particularly true for “online” cognitive abilities, which are important for understanding SITs, but are typically measured using tests selected for temporal stability. ...