Table 1.

Psychosocial subgroups

Sensitivity psychosis (early onset)	‘My problems began over a period of a few months or even a year or two. I became quite sensitive to stress, which gradually led to interference with what I was doing. This led to increasing confusion and worry and eventually I received treatment. It was or has been difficult to get going again properly – however, hard I try.’
Drug-related psychosis	‘My problems started after I had taken speed (amphetamines), LSD, cocaine or a lot of cannabis. After that I started to get some problems and received treatment. The problems continued, or came back after settling after the first time this happened. Eventually these problems were happening even when I did not take drugs.’
Anxiety psychosis (late onset)	‘When I first received treatment for my problems, I had been having some hassle, stress, and so on, but had become convinced that there was a particular reason behind it all. Unfortunately other people did not agree with me.’
Traumatic psychosis	‘My problems go back quite a way – maybe even as far as my childhood or soon after – and seem to have something to do with some very unpleasant experiences that I had. Now I seem to get unpleasant voices and maybe also visions – sometimes to do with those experiences.’