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Southampton Psychosis and Bipolar Research and Innovation Group

The Southampton Psychosis and Bipolar Research & INnovation Group (SPRING) is a newly formed group of researchers and clinicians. Based in the University of Southampton’s School of Psychology and Center for Innovation in Mental Health, we are developing projects collaboratively alongside people with lived experience, their relatives, and healthcare organisations and charities.

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Can Early Hearing Difficulties Signal Emerging Psychosis?

Dondé, C., Palmer-Cooper, E., Gauld, C., Polosan, M., & Alderson-Day, B. (2025). Early auditory impairments as a candidate marker of attenuated sensory symptoms of psychosis. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, 136, 111214. By Emma Palmer-Cooper Background Experiences of psychosis often involve changes in how people experience sounds. One well-known issue is difficulty in early auditory processing (EAP), which…

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Using technology to support psychosis treatment: perspectives from people with lived experience

Emma Palmer-Cooper Our recent systematic review published in Schizophrenia Research explored research published about patient perspectives on integrating digital or mobile tools with traditional face-to-face care, known as mHealth. Digital technology is increasingly being integrated into mental healthcare, particularly for serious mental illnesses like psychosis. Mobile health (mHealth) tools, such as smartphone apps and digital platforms, offer…

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The Role of Attachment in Emotion Regulation and Paranoia

Dr Monica Sood Paranoia broadly refers to beliefs that others are a threat, with limited or no evidence of this. It ranges from mild beliefs such as “people are talking about me” to extreme delusions such as “there is a conspiracy against me”. Paranoia is common in people with a clinical psychosis diagnosis (e.g., schizophrenia)…

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The belief that being high is a natural part of your personality predicts an increase in manic symptoms over time in bipolar disorder.

Thomas Richardson and Warren Mansell Background:  Bipolar disorder is a mental health disorder that can be characterised by periods of increased energy pressure of speech, the need for reduced sleep, and episodes of depression. This study explores the idea of multiple bipolar models that suggest that specific appraisals can lead to an increase in manic…

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