self-esteem and paranoia
Conditions
Interventions
One group (experimental group) is offered the COMET, this is a self-esteem
training, developed by Kees Korrelboom (2011), and for which scientific
evidence has been found in other patient groups. An
Sponsors
De Forensische Zorgspecialisten
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Men and women, age of 18 and older, diagnosed with any psychotic disorder with paranoia and who are hospitalized. Patients are capable of reporting low self-esteem and their paranoid thoughts. All patients are mentally competent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Younger than 18 and older than 70 insufficient capacity of speaking and understanding Dutch language Not capable of training in a group
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The main outcome measure is the degree of paranoia. This will be measured using a self-screening list, the Green Paranoid Thoughts Scale. This is a symptom-specific tool for measuring paranoid thoughts. Self-esteem is measured using the Rosenberg Self-esteem scale. Eight weeks after the last training, both questionnaires will be taken again. In addition, the Positive And Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) will be used. This is a semi-strucured interview to measure the positive and negative symptoms and other psychopathology in psychotic patients. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Eight weeks after completion the training participants, both of the experimental and the control group, will be asked to fill in the questionnaires again and the PANSS will be taken to investigate whether the effects of the long-term training remain. In addition, the degree of drop-out will be viewed. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed