Psychosis ? early intervention and recovery Mental and Behavioural Disorders Unspecified nonorganic psychosis
Conditions
Interventions
Treatment as Usual Group: Participants in the TAU group will continue to receive all the treatment and support they currently receive, including input from their GP and psychiatrist and will be seen b
Sponsors
King's College London (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Male & Female; Upper Age Limit 65 years ; Lower Age Limit 18 years 2. Diagnosis of a Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder or currently experiencing positive psychotic symptoms (e.g. with diagnosis of personality disorder, bipolar affective disorder or psychotic depression) 3. Accessing adult community mental health services (both early intervention or longer-term) 4. Symptoms of anxiety-related avoidance and / or depression (above clinical cut-offs) 5. Sufficient command of the English language to complete questionnaires
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Currently refusing all medication 2. Currently or recently (in last 3 months) receiving psychological therapy (CBT) 3. Primary diagnosis of an organic mental health problem 4. Primary diagnosis of substance dependency 5. Clients under the care of staff who are trained in the intervention will be excluded in order to reduce the potential for leakage of delivery of the intervention to the treatment of usual condition, should they be allocated to the control group. However, we will ensure that any eligible clients are offered access to the intervention following completion of the trial follow-up should they wish
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Levels of daily activity, measured by the Time Budget Measure (Jolley et al., 2006) at the end of treatment and follow-up | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Global distress (Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation - Outcome Measure, Evans et al., 2000); Timepoint(s): 0, 8 and 16 weeks 2. Patient-reported outcomes (CHOICE Measure, Greenwood et al., 2010); Timepoint(s): 0, 8 and 16 weeks 3. Psychotic symptoms (Positive and Negative Syndromes Scale, Kay et al., 1987; Psychotic Rating Scal; Timepoint(s): 0, 8 and 16 weeks 4. Symptoms of anxiety and depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Zigmond & Snaith, 2003); Timepoint(s): 0, 8 and 16 weeks 5. Well-being (Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale, Tennant et al., 2007); Timepoint(s): 0, 8 and 16 weeks 6. Anxious avoidance (Mobility Inventory, Chambless et al., 1985); Timepoint(s): 0, 8 and 16 weeks | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed