F20.0
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: The intervention group will receive a humor training in addition to standard treatment in small groups of 6-8 participants over the course of 7 weeks. Before the start and after the end of th
Sponsors
Universitätsklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Philipps-Universität Marburg
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Diagnosis of schizophrenia (ICD-10: F 20.x) German native speakers, sufficient IQ level (IQ > 85)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Inability to provide written informed consent, acute suicidality, comorbid Axis-I-Disorder (as per SCID-interview), neurological disorders, left-handedness (Edinburgh Inventory (Oldfield, 1971) = 8/10), metal implants in the body, disorders that are known to affect brain metabolism (hypertension, pulmonale, cardial or renal disorders, drug dependency), other psychiatric disorders, substance use (as per urine screening)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Brain activation during processing of humorous stimuli, measured using functional magnets resonance imaging (fMRI) before (T1) and after the interventions (T2, i.e. after 7 weeks). Healthy controls will be measured at T1 and T2, without intervention in between. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| symptom severity, every day use of humor as measured using specific questionnaires (cf. research protocol for details). Healthy controls will be measured at T1 and T2, without intervention in between. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactIrina Falkenberg
Universitätsklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Philipps-Universität Marburg
Outcome results
None listed