Schizophrenia, Psychosis Mental and Behavioural Disorders Schizophrenia
Conditions
Interventions
Consenting patients waiting for CBT for psychosis after their first episode of schizophrenia are randomly allocated to either cognitive remediation (CR) or a time-matched social support comparison gro
Sponsors
Lancashire Care NHS Trust (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Participants which they have suffered a 1st episode of psychosis that meets DSM IV criteria for schizophreniform disorder, schizophrenia, schizo-affective disorder, delusional disorder, or psychosis Not Otherwised Specified (NOS) 2. Aged 18 - 35 years 3. Receiving standard care from Early Intervention Service 4. Male and female participants
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: DSM IV criteria for substance misuse or organic brain disease
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| PSYRATS, a measure of delusions and hallucinations. PSYRATS is reassessed every 6 weeks during the 30week CBT envelope (weeks 12-42). A final PSYRATS is completed at 54 weeks. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. PANSS 2. Calgary Depression 3. Insight Scale and IPQ attitude scores 4. Time to relapse and readmission | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed