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Morrison AP, Law H, Barrowclough C, et al. Psychological approaches to understanding and promoting recovery in psychosis and bipolar disorder: a mixed-methods approach. Southampton (UK): NIHR Journals Library; 2016 May. (Programme Grants for Applied Research, No. 4.5.)

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Appendix 7Q-sort package (see Chapter 2)

Q-sort items

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1. How depressed my experiences make me feel.

2. How much I dwell on my experiences.

3. How unpleasant my experiences/voices are.

4. How pleasant my experiences/voices are.

5. How much control I have over my experiences.

6. How often my experiences happen.

7. How much time in my life they take up.

8. Amount to which my voices are inside my head compared to outside my head.

9. How loud my voices are.

10. My belief that my experiences come from my own mind.

11. How positive I view my experiences to be.

12. How much religion/spirituality was involved with my experiences.

13. The amount I think about harming myself as a result of my experiences.

14. How my experience effect how energetic I feel.

15. How helpful I feel my medication is with my experiences.

16. How helpful I feel psychological therapies are with my experiences.

17. How convinced I am that my experiences are real.

18. The amount of support I get from other service users.

19. How my experiences effect the quality/and or amount of sleep I get.

20. How my experiences effect my personal freedoms and rights.

21. How my experiences effect the amount of anger and frustration I feel.

22. How my experiences have effect my memory and concentration.

23. How my experiences effect my ability to look after myself.

24. How active I was in seeking help with my experiences.

25. How well I was able to recognise the early signs of becoming unwell.

26. How my experiences effect how happy I feel.

27. How anxious or stressed I am from my experiences.

28. How withdrawn I am as a result of my experiences.

29. How trusting of others I am as a result of my experiences.

30. How much I socialise as a result of my experiences.

31. How my experiences effect how positive I am for the future.

32. How enjoyable I find hobbies/activities as a result of my experiences.

33. How my experiences effect my relationships with friends and loved ones.

34. How much I understand my experiences.

35. How much support I get from loved ones in helping with my experiences.

36. How empowered I feel over my experiences.

37. How ashamed and/or embarrassed I feel about my experiences.

38. How my experiences effect the amount of emotion I feel.

39. How bothered I am about the stigma/being judged about my experiences.

40. How much I feel mental health services are helpful with my experiences.

41. How my experiences alter my ability to control my own thoughts.

42. How clearly I can think about my experiences.

43. The amount to which I can cope with my experiences.

44. In alcohol and drug use that worsens my experiences.

45. How much I have changed as a person/personality since I have had these experiences.

46. My living arrangements as a result of my experiences.

47. My ability to find work as a result of my experiences.

48. How financially stable I am as a result of my experiences.

49. How concerned I am of the side effects of taking medication for my experiences.

50. How vulnerable I feel as a result of my experiences.

51. How motivated I feel about changing my experiences.

52. How concerned I am that my experiences will happen again.

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