Psychotic like experiences as part of a continuum of psychosis: Associations with effort-based decision-making and reward responsivity

Research examining psychotic disorders typically involves comparison between individuals with a clinical disorder and healthy controls. However, research suggests that psychotic symptoms, such as delusions and hallucinations, may exist on a continuum ranging from variation in healthy individuals to diagnosable psychotic disorders. On this continuum, some individuals endorse occasional psychotic like experiences (PLEs) that do not cause sufficient impairment or distress to warrant a clinical diagnosis.
Source: Schizophrenia Research - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: research