The authors developed an 8-week psychoeducational group intervention for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who reported cognitive dysfunction but were not globally impaired on neuropsychological testing. Results of a nonrandomized, uncontrolled pilot study of this program in 17 women with SLE suggest that metamemory and memory self-efficacy improve after participation. One hundred percent retention throughout the study further suggests that patients with SLE are willing and capable of successfully completing the program.

This research attempts to explore in‐patient perspectives on the long‐stay, medium‐secure hospital wards in which they are based. Semi‐structured interviews focused on the care provided by the hospital in comparison with the high‐secure hospitals from which the participants had been transferred. Questions focused on the participants' perceptions of recovery and the scope for it at both sites.The data suggests that participants identify increased scope for recovery at the long‐stay, medium‐secure facility, and that this is promoted by increased flexibility due to less emphasis on security. Important factors discussed by participants were increased access to a range of activities, graded access into the community, the different atmosphere in the hospital sites and the differences in potential for developing trusting relationships with staff and fellow in‐patients.

Research suggests a link between Persecutory Delusions (PDs) and early interpersonal difficulties. However, little research has explored the first-hand experience of navigating such adversities in those who later developed PDs. The current study reports on a qualitative investigation of the early interpersonal experiences and challenges faced by a sample of individuals who have recovered from PDs, using a semi-structured interview. A sample of seven individuals who have previously experienced PDs were recruited from two National Health Services (NHS) and an Early Intervention Psychosis service in England. Using an Interpretative Phenomenological Analytic (IPA) approach, the analysis identified three main themes (early experiences, impact of early experiences, coping with adversity). Early experiences captured early inconsistent and problematic relationships in childhood, and experiences of victimization. Exploring the impact of these early events revealed important roles for the participants' inconsistent sense of self, their negative perception of others, and their disturbed social functioning and substance use. Coping with adversity revealed distinct forms of avoidant and proactive coping. The findings are consistent with models of PDs that emphasise the impact of early interpersonal experiences, and offer support for attachment and cognitive factors.