Anjula Gupta Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Depression; Psychoses; Post-psychotic depression
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Hull, UK
Anjula Gupta is responsible for the development and assessment of clinical skills within the Clinical Psychology Doctorate Programme. Teaching interests include psychological models of psychosis, social constructionism, community psychology and open dialogue, with a focus on the role of social power, discrimination and marginalisation in the development and maintenance of complex mental health problems. Her NHS work involves working with people who have unusual experiences and their families as lead psychologist for the Assertive Outreach Service and Rehab and Recovery Service in Leeds.
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Author(s): Zaffer Iqbal, Nicholas Stenning, Adrian Morton, Anjula Gupta and Sophie Brown
Objective: To review the literature surrounding post-psychotic depression including its prevalence, potential pathways to its emergence and deficiencies in the current understanding. Method: Electronic literature search of PubMed, PsychINFO and Web of Knowledge using search terms relating to post-psychotic depression. Results: Prevalence rates have been clouded by heterogeneous samples. Three ontological theories were present in the literature. Evidence supported a range of pathways including post-psychotic depression as intrinsic to psychosis, as resulting from neuroleptic medication or as an emotional reaction to psychosis. Further research with homogeneous samples and precise definitions of post-psychotic depression are needed to confirm these findin... view moreĀ»