STAR publications

  • STAR outcomes: Trauma-focused therapy integrated with cognitive behavioural therapy for psychosis for people with post-traumatic stress disorder and psychosis (the STAR trial): a multicentre, pragmatic, randomised trial in the UK.

    Peters E, Swan S, Underwood R et al., (2026). The Lancet Psychiatry. ‍Read more

  • STAR published protocol: Multi-site randomised controlled trial of trauma-focused cognitive behaviour therapy for psychosis to reduce post-traumatic stress symptoms in people with co-morbid post-traumatic stress disorder and psychosis, compared to treatment as usual: study protocol for the STAR (Study of Trauma And Recovery) trial.

    Peters E, Hardy A, Dudley R et al., (2022). Trials. Read more

  • STAR therapy guide: Empowering the silenced: the STAR (Study of Trauma And Recovery) therapy guide for delivering integrated Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for psychosis (TF-CBTp).

    Keen N, Hardy, A, et al., (In Press). Psychosis. Coming soon

  • Qualitative interviews with STAR participants

    Longden E, et al., (In Prep) Coming soon

Review Articles

  • Are trauma-related beliefs associated with psychosis symptoms? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Frost R, Collier O, & Hardy A. (2024). Psychological Medicine. Read more

  • Trauma therapies for psychosis: A state-of-the-art review.

    Hardy A, Keen N, van den Berg D, et al., (2024). Psychology & Psychotherapy. Read more

Baseline data studies:

  • Symptom networks of therapy-seeking individuals with comorbid psychosis and PTSD.

    Frost R, O’Driscoll C, Peters E, et al., (2026). Psychological Medicine. Read more

Multi-sensory hallucinations:

  • Hallucinations across sensory domains in people with post-traumatic stress disorder and psychosis.

    Dudley R, White S, Miskin R, et al., (2024) Psychiatry research. Read more

  • Adapting the Psychotic Symptom Rating Scales (PSYRATS) - Voices subscale to assess hallucinations in other modalities.

    Peters E, Tsang WF, Besso L, et al., (Under Review) Psychological Medicine. Coming soon

Experience Sampling Methodology (ESM) studies:

  • Complex PTSD symptoms predict positive symptoms of psychosis in the flow of daily life.

    Panayi P, Peters E, Bentall R, et al., (2024) Psychological Medicine. Read more

  • A temporal network analysis of complex post-traumatic stress disorder and psychosis symptoms.  

    Panayi P, Contreras A, Peters E, et al., (2025) Psychological Medicine. Read more

  • Post-traumatic stress symptoms make distinct contributions to fluctuations in psychosis symptoms in daily life.

    Rickard M, Panayi P, Hardy A, et al., (2026) Schizophrenia Bulletin. Coming Soon

  • The impact of a Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for psychosis on post-traumatic stress symptoms in daily life: ESM outcomes of the STAR Trial

    Rickard M, Panayi P, Hardy, A, et al., (2026) Psychotherapy & Psychosomatics. Read more

Neuroimaging studies:

  • Investigating the neuroanatomical underpinnings of complex PTSD in people with psychosis.

    Panayi P, Varese F, Peters E, et al., (2026) Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging. Read more

  • Panayi, P., Varese, F., Peters, E., et al. (2026) Complex PTSD moderates functional connectivity in people with psychosis. Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging, 355, 112082. Read more