Paranoia suspicion
Conditions
Interventions
IBA intervention for 20 weekly sessions of 45 minutes.
In IBA treatment patients try to discover that in the situations in which they
experience anxiety and/or anger related to suspiciousness, a pe
Sponsors
GGZ Centraal (Amersfoort)
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 64 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Primary DSM-5 diagnosis in the psychotic spectrum measured with the SCID-5 - Paranoia score of 68 or above on the dutch translation of the Green Paranoid Thoughts Scale; GPTS) - Age 18 or above - Medication must be stable for a time of a month
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - No sufficient command of the Dutch language - Mental retardation - Acute suicidality (defined as someone having suicide thoughts, plans and/or preparations to ending their life)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - The State Social Paranoia Scale (SSPS) is a validated and reliable questionnaire for measuring persecutory Ideations (Freeman, et al., 2007). Dutch translation by Veling (2010). It*s a brief self-report questionnaire that consist of 10 items. Patient score from 1 (do not agree) to 5 (totally agree). Higher scores indicate greater levels of paranoid thoughts. Examples of questions: *someone was hostile towards me*, *someone had bad intentions towards me*. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - The Green Paranoid Thoughts Scale (GPTS) is a validated and reliable questionnaire for measuring the severity of paranoia (Green et al., 2008). Dutch translation by Van Der Gaag and Ferwerda (2008). There is a cuts-off score of 68 to make a distinction between clinical and subclinical paranoia. It*s a self-report questionnaire. It consist of part A and part B, both exist of 16 items. Example of questions: *I was convinced there was a conspiracy against me*, *I was sure someone wanted to hurt me*. The questions are about the last month and about feelings and thoughts about others. Patients score the extent of the feeling from 1 (not at all) to 5 (totally). Higher scores indicate higher levels of paranoia - The Insight Scale for psychosis (PI) PI, is a quick self-report that is reliable, valid and sensitive to individual difference and change. The aim of the PI is to measure changes of insight over time (Birchwood et al., 1994). Dutch translation by Van Der Gaag, Bervoets & De Boer, 1994). It consist of 8 items. The scoring system is simple (yes, no or unsure). Example of questions: *you do not need medication*, *you are mentally well*. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed