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The Effect of Expressive Writing about Positive Emotions on Self-Efficacy and Subjective Well-being in Patients with Stabilized Schizophrenia

The Effect of Expressive Writing about Positive Emotions on Self-Efficacy and Subjective Well-being in Patients with Stabilized Schizophrenia

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2600122835
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2026-04-19
Start date
2025-08-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-04-20

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Conditions

Schizophrenia

Interventions

Experimental group:Writing to express positive emotions Writing intervention

Sponsors

Dalian Seventh People's Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with schizophrenia who meet the diagnostic criteria of the 3rd edition of the Chinese Classification and Diagnostic Criteria for Mental Disorders (CCMD-3) or above, or the 11th edition of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11); (1) Have complete language comprehension and expression abilities, can cooperate, and have no obvious thinking and logical disorders; (2) Before being enrolled in the study, the patients received systematic antipsychotic drug treatment, and their condition stabilized, reaching the clinical effective standard: the total score reduction rate of the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) >= 50% or the total score of PANSS <= 60 points and the scores of the positive scale items P1 delusion, P2 conceptual disorder, P3 hallucination, and P6 suspicion/victimization items in PANSS are all <= 3 points; the score of the negative syndrome scale is < 25 points [48]; (3) Have a primary school education or above to ensure that the participants have the ability to read and understand the required scales of this study and have basic writing skills; (4) Obtain the consent of the individual or the guardian and sign the informed consent form, voluntarily participating in this study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Abuse of substances (alcohol, psychoactive substances); 2. Presence of auditory or visual perception disorders; 3. Severe physical diseases or drug side effects, patients with mental retardation or brain organic diseases; 4. Currently participating in or having participated in related psychological intervention studies within the past 30 days.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
General Self-Efficacy;Subjective well-being;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Living quality;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactHuang JinSong

Dalian Seventh People's Hospital

hjsdl2000@aliyun.com+86 156 0490 8479

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 23, 2026