Schizophrenia
Conditions
Interventions
Metacognitive Training weekly 60 min session for eight weeks
Treatment as usual
Sponsors
National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: a) diagnosis of schizophrenia (DSM-4TR) b) age between 20 and 65. c) those who can understand the objective and procedure of the study and of free will give written consent. d) those who are users of psychiatric outpatient service
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: a) those with history of substance abuse within the past three months of the screening date b) those who are expected to be absent for more than 50% of the intervention. c) those with estimated premorbid IQ below 70 d) those who are expected to need change in medication during the intervention period due to unstable psychotic symptoms e) those assessed to be not fit for intervention by the psychiatrist in charge or the researcher
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| a)Metacognition assessed by the Beck Cognitive Insight Scale b)Jumping to conclusion assessed by the beads task | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| a)change in distress caused by positive symptoms measured by the Psychotic Symptoms Rating Scale b)psychiatric symptom change measured by PANSS c)change in theory of mind assessed by WAIS-3 picture arrangement d)change in depression assessed by the Beck Depression Inventory 2 | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactAkiko Kikuchi
National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry Department of Forensic Psychiatry
Outcome results
None listed