Schizophrenia and other psychoses Mental and Behavioural Disorders Schizophrenia
Conditions
Interventions
Participants randomised into the treatment group received up to nine months of individual cognitive behaviour therapy for psychosis. Sessions were conducted weekly initially, and then fortnightly. Par
Sponsors
Record Provided by the NHS R&D 'Time-Limited' National Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 60 participants who each had one positive and distressing symptom of psychosis that was medication resistant (28 in a treatment group received a cognitive behaviour therapy and 32 a standard care only control condition).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measures were taken at baseline of demographic, clinical and cognitive variables. Changes over time were assessed on the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale and the relationship between potential predictor variables and outcome was investigated using analysis of variance and covariance. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Not provided at time of registration | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed