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There is abundant evidence showing a strong association between trauma exposure, psychotic symptoms, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Early trauma exposure contributes to the formation of psychotic symptoms and the development of psychotic disorders or severe mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and treatment-refractory major depression. Furthermore, among persons with psychotic disorders, multiple traumatization over the lifetime is common, due to factors such as social stigma, the criminalization of severe mental illness, and increased vulnerability to interpersonal victimization. In addition to these factors is the traumatic nature of experiencing psychotic symptoms and coercive treatments such as involuntary hospitalization and being placed in seclusion or restraints. Not surprisingly, these high rates of trauma lead to high rates of PTSD in people with psychotic disorders, which are associated with more severe symptoms, worse functioning, and greater use of acute care services. In addition to the impact of trauma on the development of psychotic disorders and comorbid PTSD, traumatic experiences such as childhood sexual and physical abuse can shape the nature of prominent psychotic symptoms such as the content of auditory hallucinations and delusional beliefs. Additionally, traumatic experiences have been implicated in the role of ‘stress responsivity’ and increased risk for transition to psychosis in those identified as being at clinical high risk of developing psychosis. Finally, although the diagnostic criteria for PTSD primarily emphasize the effects of trauma on anxiety, avoidance, physiological over-arousal, and negative thoughts, it is well established that PTSD is frequently accompanied by psychotic symptoms such as hallucinations and delusions that cannot be attributed to another DSM-V Axis I disorder such as psychotic depression or schizophrenia. Understanding the contribution of traumatic experiences to the etiology of psychosis and other symptoms can inform the provision of cognitive behavioral therapy for psychosis, including the development of a shared formulation of the events leading up to the onset of the disorder, as well as other trauma-informed treatments that address distressing and disabling symptoms associated with trauma and psychosis. Until recently the trauma treatment needs of this population have been neglected, despite the high rates of trauma and PTSD in persons with psychotic disorders, and in spite of substantial gains made in the treatment of PTSD in the general population. Fortunately, progress in recent years has provided encouraging evidence that PTSD can be effectively treated in people with psychotic disorders using interventions adapted from PTSD treatments developed for the general population. In contrast to clinician fears about the untoward effects of trauma-focused treatments on persons with a psychotic disorder, research indicates that post-traumatic disorders can be safely treated, and that participants frequently experience symptom relief and improved functioning. There is a need to develop a better understanding of the interface between trauma, psychosis, and post-traumatic disorder. This Frontiers Research Topic is devoted to research addressing this interface.

Psychosis --- PTSD --- Auditory Hallucinations --- Negative Symptoms --- Childhood Trauma --- Trauma --- Psychological Interventions --- Lived Experience

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This interdisciplinary volume brings together new research that broadens our understanding of the multiplicity of voices in the histories of mental ill-health. In the chapters that follow, we hear from people who have experienced mental health difficulties and were on the receiving end of regimens and treatments. Alongside medical notes, we find records of decisions made by a range of people with financial and political agendas. Correspondence with families reminds us that people deemed to be mentally ill were not ciphers; they had their histories, their people, preferences, hopes and losses. The contributions utilise a range of archival materials, oral history, personal testimony, history of art, and literary methodologies and provide novel insights into the voices of individuals, institutions, and communities in an international context.Key overlapping themes divide the volume into four parts: Shifting Perspectives in the Industry of Madness; Reconstructing Patient Perspectives; The Visual and the Material; and Mad Studies and Activism

History of human medicine --- Psychiatry --- World history --- History --- psychiatrie --- geneeskunde --- geschiedenis --- sociale geschiedenis --- Mental health --- Mental illness --- History. --- lived experience; interdisciplinary; voice; madness; activism; historiography; mental ill health

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Exploring Sikh Traditions and Heritage follows interdisciplinary approaches, namely, textual and historical analyses of Sikh texts and life-narratives of Guru Nanak to construct the critical events related to Babur’s invasions of India; an examination of a non-Sikh text to understand the image of Guru Nanak in the Dadu-panthi tradition; following interview and ethnographic methods to critically look into the global politics behind the Kartarpur Corridor and the sacred heritage of the Darbar Sahib in Pakistan; understanding the nature of modern Sikh activism in both the US and the UK through rich ethnography and historical investigation; introducing a systematic analysis of autoethnography of a person’s experience through reflexivity and connecting the personal story to the social, cultural, and political life, having synergy with Sikh sense-making process; and finally, sociological investigation into the changing nature of the Sikh institution of the Akal Takht. In addition to senior scholars, this volume initiates new researchers into the growing field of Sikh studies. It will be a useful resource for both scholars and students of Sikh studies, religion, medieval Indian history, and literature.

Bābar-vāṇī --- Babur --- Baburnama --- Dawlat Khan Lodi --- Gurdas --- Guru Nanak --- Janam-sākhīs --- Miharvan --- Rattan Singh Bhangu --- Saidpur --- Sikh --- Raghavdas --- Dadu --- Kabir --- Bhai Gurdas --- Bhakt-māl --- Nabhadas --- Udasi --- diaspora --- activism --- radicalism --- Sikhism --- Kartarpur Corridor --- Imran Khan --- Navjot Sidhu --- diasporic Sikhs --- autoethnography --- lived experience --- reflexivity --- gurmat --- pandemic --- humanitarianism --- ethics --- faith --- millennials --- Gen Z --- civil society --- Akal Takht --- jathedār --- Sikh institutions --- Sikh Rehat Maryada --- Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) --- authority --- legitimacy --- n/a --- Bābar-vāṇī --- Janam-sākhīs --- Bhakt-māl --- jathedār

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The health and wellbeing of people and the planet is currently receiving a much attention, if only because of the ongoing global crisis instigated by COVID-19. The benefits of nature for human wellbeing have been scientifically studied in multiple disciplines for over three decades. Researchers from disciplines such as ecology, sport science, psychology, tourism, medicine, forestry, environmental studies and architecture have found evidence that being in nature, interacting with nature, and feeling connected to nature are important for good health and wellbeing. In particular, physical activity in nature has been linked to wellbeing. This manuscript explores a particular type of physical activity in nature: adventure and outdoor activity. Adventure in nature is important for wellbeing, and carefully designed interventions and programs can have a profound impact. The work in this book suggests that adventure should be considered an important part of the public health offering.

physical education --- national curriculum --- military personnel --- psychological wellbeing --- outdoor adventure activities --- mental health --- resilience --- mental health problems --- higher education --- outdoor adventure --- multi-variate quantitative analyses --- active components of positive change --- school children --- transitions --- primary and secondary school --- nature --- tailored outdoor education programming --- individuality --- adaptable productive functioning --- green spaces --- health and psychological well-being --- self-determination --- adventure --- armed forces --- physical activity --- recovery --- soldiers --- Nature–based health interventions --- green prescriptions --- wilderness therapy --- forest schools --- green exercise --- adherence --- compliance --- health --- outdoor and adventure activities --- outdoor therapy --- phenomenology --- therapeutic process --- embodiment --- lived-experience --- slow adventure --- time --- slowness --- wellbeing --- cognitive dissonance --- strategies of dissonance reduction --- characteristics of dissonance arousal and modes of reduction --- consonant cognitions --- attitude and behaviour change --- autophenomenology --- adventure education programming --- Ecological Dynamics --- adventure education --- representative design --- outdoor and adventure sports --- n/a --- Nature-based health interventions