Mental health difficuties Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Patients are randomised to two groups:
1. Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Therapy: A course of 8 x 90 minute sessions.
2. The control group will have Treatment As Usual.
Sponsors
Cornwall Foundation NHS Trust (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with a psychotic illness without comorbid PTSD currently receiving care from secondary care psychiatric services between the ages of 18-65 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Having a severe learning difficulty, being unable to speak English or travel to the appointments. Having a serious concern about risk or being placed in a locked psychiatric unit.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Impact of Events Scale (IES) measured at baseline, then after 10 weeks (to allow for the up to 8 week therapy course to complete) and then after 6 months from baseline. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Positive and Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia Scale (PANSS) 2. Subjective Quality of Life (MANSA) 3. PTSD Checklist (PCL) The measures will be done at baseline, then after 10 weeks (to allow for the up to 8 week therapy course to complete) and then after 6 months from baseline. | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed