Psychotic-like experiences among university female students in Qatar: A qualitative-phenomenological study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Psychotic-like experiences (PLEs) are hallucinatory or delusional experiences that fall below the threshold of a diagnosable psychotic disorder. Although PLEs are common across the spectrum of psychiatric disorders, they also have been commonly reported in the general population. In this study, we aimed to describe the types of PLEs experienced by university students in Qatar. Furthermore, we aimed to examine how students frame, explain, and deal with these experiences as well as understand how culture and religion may shape the way students attribute and respond to these experiences.

Method

This study used a qualitative phenomenological approach. For collecting the data, we conducted semi-structured interviews using the Questionnaire for Psychotic Experi

SUBMITTER: Yehya A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9539259 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature