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Steuwe C, Carvalho Fernando S, Runte I, Bender S, Heiler W, Klein F, Kronmüller K, Volmert K, Norra C, Engelbrecht S, Driessen M. Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy as an Add-on in Comprehensive Outpatient Care of Non-affective Psychoses: A Multicenter Randomized-Controlled Effectiveness Trial in a Naturalistic Setting. Schizophr Bull 2024:sbae080. [PMID: 39004927 DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbae080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/16/2024]
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BACKGROUND AND HYPOTHESIS Non-affective psychoses (NAP) are associated with severe consequences with regard to social functioning, physical health, employment, and suicidality. Treatment guidelines recommend cognitive behavioral therapy for psychosis (CBTp) as an effective additional treatment strategy to psychopharmacology. We hypothesized that outpatient CBTp has an add-on effect in individuals with NAP who already receive comprehensive outpatient care (COC) in Germany. STUDY DESIGN In a randomized-controlled effectiveness trial, 6 months of COC + CBTp were compared to COC. The primary outcomes were change of symptom severity as assessed by the Positive and Negative Symptom Scale (pre-/post-treatment and 6-month follow-up). Mixed linear models and effect sizes were used to compare changes across treatment groups. Additionally, the number of readmissions was compared. STUDY RESULTS N = 130 individuals with chronic NAP were recruited (COC + CBTp: n = 64, COC: n = 66). COC + CBTp participants significantly improved more regarding positive symptom severity (estimated mean difference at follow-up: -2.33, 95% CI: -4.04 to -0.61, P = .0083, d = 0.32) and general psychopathology (estimated mean difference at follow-up: -4.55, 95% CI: -7.30 to -1.81, P = .0013, d = 0.44) than the COC group. In both groups, negative symptom severity did not change significantly over time nor did groups differ regarding readmissions. CONCLUSION The results underline an add-on benefit of CBTp in chronically ill individuals with NAP. Superiority of CBTp was demonstrated in comparison with high-quality comprehensive care and may also be true in different comprehensive care settings. CLINICAL TRIALS REGISTRATION DRKS00015627.
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- Carolin Steuwe
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Ev. Klinikum Bethel, Universität Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Ev. Klinikum Bethel, Universität Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Ev. Klinikum Bethel, Universität Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, LWL-Klinikum Marsberg, Marsberg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, LWL-Klinikum Marsberg, Marsberg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, LWL-Klinikum Gütersloh, Gütersloh, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, LWL-Klinikum Gütersloh, Gütersloh, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, LWL-Klinik Paderborn, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, LWL-Klinik Paderborn, Germany
- Medical Faculty, Ruhr Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Ev. Klinikum Bethel, Universität Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany
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Berkhof M, van der Stouwe ECD, Pot-Kolder RMCA, van der Gaag M, Veling W, Geraets CNW. Exploring the role of clinical and demographic characteristics on the effects of virtual reality cognitive behavioral therapy for psychosis: A moderator analysis. Acta Psychiatr Scand 2024. [PMID: 38853472 DOI: 10.1111/acps.13713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2023] [Revised: 04/19/2024] [Accepted: 05/16/2024] [Indexed: 06/11/2024]
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BACKGROUND Virtual Reality cognitive behavioral therapy (VR-CBT) has proven to be an effective treatment method for paranoia and anxiety in psychosis. However, it is unknown, which individuals benefit most from VR-CBT. Previous studies examined factors affecting the treatment effect of regular CBTp, including illness duration, paranoia, depression, and pre-therapy avoidance behaviors, but results are inconsistent. The study aims to investigate the factors that influence the effectiveness of VR-CBT. METHODS A total of 95 participants with a psychotic disorder and at least moderate paranoia (GTPS >40) were included in this explorative study. Data were collected as part of a multicenter randomized controlled trial in which participants were assigned to VR-CBT or treatment as usual (TAU). The VR-CBT group received 16 sessions of individual treatment. A moderator analysis was conducted to examine the influence of baseline demographic (age, gender, and education level) and clinical characteristics (duration of illness, paranoia, anxiety, depression, safety behavior, self-esteem, and social functioning) on treatment effects of paranoia and anxiety as measured with questionnaires and the experience sampling method (ESM) directly after treatment (12 weeks after baseline). RESULTS More use of safety behavior at baseline resulted in greater benefits of VR-CBT on paranoid ideation and ESM paranoia. A higher age was associated with greater benefits of VR-CBT on social anxiety but not paranoia outcomes. There was no consistent evidence of moderation by any of the other sociodemographic or clinical variables for paranoid ideation and social anxiety. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that a diverse spectrum of patients, with different backgrounds and symptom severity may be able to benefit from VR-CBT. VR-CBT can be recommended to a broad spectrum of patients with psychotic disorders, and particularly those with high levels of safety behaviors, including severe avoidance, seem to benefit more.
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- M Berkhof
- University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Research Department, Parnassia Psychiatry Institute, The Hague, the Netherlands
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- University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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Cooper AA, Kline AC, Baier AL, Feeny NC. Rethinking Research on Prediction and Prevention of Psychotherapy Dropout: A Mechanism-Oriented Approach. Behav Modif 2023; 47:1195-1218. [PMID: 30079755 DOI: 10.1177/0145445518792251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2023]
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Dropout is a ubiquitous psychotherapy outcome in clinical practice and treatment research alike, yet it remains a poorly understood problem. Contemporary dropout research is dominated by models of prediction that lack a strong theoretical foundation, often drawing on data from clinical trials that report on dropout in an inconsistent and incomplete fashion. In this article, we assert that dropout is a critical treatment outcome that is worthy of investigation as a mechanistic process. After briefly describing the scope of the dropout problem, we discuss the many factors that limit the field's present understanding of dropout. We then articulate and illustrate a transdiagnostic conceptual framework for examining psychotherapy dropout in contemporary research, concluding with recommendations for future research. With a more comprehensive understanding of the factors affecting retention, research efforts can shift toward investigating key processes underlying treatment dropout, thus, boosting prediction and informing strategies to mitigate dropout in clinical practice.
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Weijers JG, van Kaam F, Selten JP, de Winter RFP, ten Kate C. Diverging effects of mentalization based treatment for patients with borderline personality disorder and schizophrenia: an explorative comparison. Front Psychiatry 2023; 14:1226507. [PMID: 37692309 PMCID: PMC10485774 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1226507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023] Open
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Introduction There is robust evidence that both patients with schizophrenia (SCZ) and borderline personality disorder (BPD) display mentalizing difficulties. Less is known however about differences in the way mentalization based treatment (MBT) impacts mentalizing capacity in SCZ and BPD patients. This study compares the impact of MBT on mentalizing capacity in individuals with SCZ and BPD. Method The thematic apperception test was used to measure mentalizing capacity. It was administered at the beginning and end of treatment to 26 patients with SCZ and 28 patients with BPD who enrolled in an 18-month long MBT program. For comparison a sample of 28 SCZ patients who did not receive MBT was also included. Using the social cognition and object-relations system, these narratives were analyzed and scored. Missing data was imputed and analyzed using intention-to-treat ANCOVAs with post-treatment measures of mentalizing capacity as dependent variables, group type as independent variable and baseline mentalizing capacities as covariates. Results Results showed that patients with BPD showed significantly more improvement on several measures of mentalizing, including complexity of representation (ηp2 = 0.50, ppooled < 0.001), understanding of social causality (ηp2 = 0.41, ppooled < 0.001) and emotional investment in relationships (ηp2 = 0.41, ppooled < 0.001) compared to patients with SCZ who received MBT. No differences were found regarding affect-tone of relationships (ηp2 = 0.04, ppooled = 0.36). SCZ patients who received MBT showed greater performance on understanding of social causality (ηp2 = 0.12, ppooled = 0.01) compared to SCZ patients who did not receive MBT, but no differences were observed on complexity of representations, capacity for emotional investment or affect-tone of relationships. Discussion Patients with BPD performed better after receiving MBT on three dimensions of mentalizing capacity than SCZ patients who received MBT. Remarkably, SCZ patients who received MBT performed better on one dimension of mentalizing capacity compared to SCZ patients who did not receive MBT. Whereas MBT for BPD clearly involves improvement on most aspects of mentalizing, MBT for SCZ seems to thwart a further decline of other-oriented, cognitive mentalizing. Treatment goals should be adapted toward these disorder-specific characteristics.
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- Jonas G. Weijers
- GGZ Rivierduinen, Institute for Mental Health Care, Leiden, Netherlands
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- GGZ Rivierduinen, Institute for Mental Health Care, Leiden, Netherlands
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- GGZ Rivierduinen, Institute for Mental Health Care, Leiden, Netherlands
- MHeNs School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- GGZ Rivierduinen, Institute for Mental Health Care, Leiden, Netherlands
- MHeNs School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- GGZ Rivierduinen, Institute for Mental Health Care, Leiden, Netherlands
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Brown WJ, Saulnier KG, Allan NP, Wojtalik JA, Zampogna AM, Grubaugh AL. Dropout from prolonged exposure among individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder and comorbid severe mental illness. JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS REPORTS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jadr.2022.100405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Igra L, Sened H, Lavi-Rotenberg A, Pijnenborg M, Lysaker PH, Hasson-Ohayon I. Emotional experience and metacognition among people with schizophrenia: Analysis of session by session and outcome of metacognitive-oriented psychotherapy. J Psychiatr Res 2022; 156:460-466. [PMID: 36335836 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.10.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2022] [Revised: 09/18/2022] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND Research suggests that in-session emotional experiences in psychotherapy promote both session and treatment outcomes across different clinical samples and treatment approaches. However, little is known about how this notion applies to clients with schizophrenia, who experience particular deficits related to emotional experience. To explore this question, we investigated the association between clients' emotional experience and their session outcome evaluations and metacognitive growth in a metacognitively-oriented treatment, Metacognitive Reflection and Insight Therapy (MERIT). MERIT is a recovery-oriented treatment approach for psychosis that focuses on recapturing a coherent sense of self and personal agency by enhancing metacognitive capacity. METHOD Five-hundred-and-sixty-three sessions of 37 clients with schizophrenia who took part in an ongoing MERIT trial were analyzed. The Emotional Experience Self-Report (EE-SR) and Outcome Rating Scale (ORS) were collected on a session-by-session basis. Levels of metacognition ware assessed pre- and post-treatment using the Metacognitive Assessment Scale-Abbreviated (MAS-A) coding system. We used multilevel modeling to test our session-level predictions, and linear regression analysis for treatment-level predictions. RESULTS Greater emotional experience, expression, and regulation within a session were associated with better session outcome. Regarding treatment level, greater emotional experience was associated with improvement in metacognitive mastery. CONCLUSIONS Our findings reveal that experiencing emotions in MERIT has significant implications for clients' subjective well-being during therapy sessions and for their ability to respond to psychological challenges using metacognitive knowledge. These findings lend weight to the idea that emotional experience is a key mechanism of change in metacognitive therapy for schizophrenia.
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- Libby Igra
- Department of Psychology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Clinical Psychology and Experimental Psychopathology, University of Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry, Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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Paetzold I, Schick A, Rauschenberg C, Hirjak D, Banaschewski T, Meyer-Lindenberg A, Butz S, Floesser C, Schueltke L, Boehnke JR, Boecking B, Reininghaus U. A Hybrid Ecological Momentary Compassion–Focused Intervention for Enhancing Resilience in Help-Seeking Young People: Prospective Study of Baseline Characteristics in the EMIcompass Trial. JMIR Form Res 2022; 6:e39511. [PMID: 36331526 PMCID: PMC9675017 DOI: 10.2196/39511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2022] [Revised: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Background Young people are a target population for mental health–related early intervention and prevention. Although evidence for early intervention is promising, availability of and access to youth mental health services remain limited. Therefore, the development of an evidence-based hybrid intervention is urgently needed. Objective This study aimed to present a manual for a hybrid intervention, combining an ecological momentary intervention and face-to-face sessions aimed for enhancing resilience in help-seeking young people based on compassion-focused interventions, and explore whether participants’ baseline characteristics are associated with putative mechanisms and outcomes of the EMIcompass intervention. Specifically, we aimed to explore initial signals as to whether participants’ sociodemographic, clinical, and functional characteristics at baseline are associated with putative mechanisms (ie, change in self-compassion, change in emotion regulation, working alliance, training frequency); and whether participants’ sociodemographic, clinical, and functional characteristics, self-compassion, and emotion regulation at baseline are associated with clinical outcomes (ie, psychological distress and general psychopathology at postintervention and 4-week follow-ups) in the experimental condition and obtain first parameter estimates. Methods We recruited young people aged 14 to 25 years, with psychological distress, Clinical High At-Risk Mental State, or first episodes of severe mental disorder for an exploratory randomized controlled trial with assessments at baseline and postintervention and 4-week follow-ups. A structured manual was developed and optimized based on a pilot study’s manual, a scoping review of existing literature and manuals, exchange with experts, the team’s clinical experience of working with compassion-focused interventions, and the principles of ecological momentary interventions. This analysis focuses on the experimental condition receiving the EMIcompass intervention. Results A total of 46 young individuals were randomized to the experimental condition. There was evidence for initial signals of effects of age (B=0.11, 95% CI 0.00-0.22), general psychopathology (B=0.08, 95% CI −0.01 to 0.16), and clinical stage (B=1.50, 95% CI 0.06-2.93) on change in momentary self-compassion and change in emotion regulation from baseline to postintervention assessments. There was no evidence for associations of other baseline characteristics (eg, gender, minority status, and level of functioning) and putative mechanisms (eg, overall self-compassion, working alliance, and training frequency). In addition, except for an initial signal for an association of momentary self-compassion at baseline and psychological distress (B=−2.83, 95% CI −5.66 to 0.00), we found no evidence that baseline characteristics related to clinical outcomes. Conclusions The findings indicated the reach of participants by the intervention largely independent of sociodemographic, clinical, and functional baseline characteristics. The findings need to be confirmed in a definitive trial. Trial Registration German Clinical Trials Register NDRKS00017265; https://www.drks.de/drks_web/navigate.do?navigationId=trial.HTML&TRIAL_ID=DRKS00017265 International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) RR2-10.2196/27462
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- Isabell Paetzold
- Department of Public Mental Health, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Public Mental Health, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Public Mental Health, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Public Mental Health, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Public Mental Health, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Public Mental Health, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Tinnitus Center, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Public Mental Health, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
- ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health and Social Epidemiology Research Group, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
- Health Service and Population Research Department, Centre for Epidemiology and Public Health, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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Can we predict who will benefit from cognitive-behavioural therapy? A systematic review and meta-analysis of machine learning studies. Clin Psychol Rev 2022; 97:102193. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2022.102193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Revised: 06/29/2022] [Accepted: 08/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Mason A, Irving J, Pritchard M, Sanyal J, Colling C, Chandran D, Stewart R. Association between depressive symptoms and cognitive-behavioural therapy receipt within a psychosis sample: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e051873. [PMID: 35537795 PMCID: PMC9092128 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2021] [Accepted: 04/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To examine whether depressive symptoms predict receipt of cognitive-behavioural therapy for psychosis (CBTp) in individuals with psychosis. DESIGN Retrospective cross-sectional analysis of electronic health records (EHRs) of a clinical cohort. SETTING A secondary National Health Service mental healthcare service serving four boroughs of south London, UK. PARTICIPANTS 20 078 patients diagnosed with an International Classification of Diseases, version 10 (ICD-10) code between F20 and 29 extracted from an EHR database. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES Primary: Whether recorded depressive symptoms predicted CBTp session receipt, defined as at least one session of CBTp identified from structured EHR fields supplemented by a natural language processing algorithm. Secondary: Whether age, gender, ethnicity, symptom profiles (positive, negative, manic and disorganisation symptoms), a comorbid diagnosis of depression, anxiety or bipolar disorder, general CBT receipt prior to the primary psychosis diagnosis date or type of psychosis diagnosis predicted CBTp receipt. RESULTS Of patients with a psychotic disorder, only 8.2% received CBTp. Individuals with at least one depressive symptom recorded, depression symptom severity and 12 out of 15 of the individual depressive symptoms independently predicted CBTp receipt. Female gender, White ethnicity and presence of a comorbid affective disorder or primary schizoaffective diagnosis were independently positively associated with CBTp receipt within the whole sample and the top 25% of mentioned depressive symptoms. CONCLUSIONS Individuals with a psychotic disorder who had recorded depressive symptoms were significantly more likely to receive CBTp sessions, aligning with CBTp guidelines of managing depressive symptoms related to a psychotic experience. However, overall receipt of CBTp is low and more common in certain demographic groups, and needs to be increased.
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- Ava Mason
- Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK
- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
- South London and Maudsley Mental Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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- South London and Maudsley Mental Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
- South London and Maudsley Mental Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
- South London and Maudsley Mental Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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Weijers J, Ten Kate C, Viechtbauer W, Rampaart LJA, Eurelings EHM, Selten JP. Mentalization-based treatment for psychotic disorder: a rater-blinded, multi-center, randomized controlled trial. Psychol Med 2021; 51:2846-2855. [PMID: 32466811 PMCID: PMC8640364 DOI: 10.1017/s0033291720001506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Revised: 04/29/2020] [Accepted: 05/06/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Impaired mentalizing ability - an impaired ability to understand one's own and other people's behavior in terms of mental states - is associated with social dysfunction in non-affective psychotic disorder (NAPD). We tested whether adding mentalization-based treatment for psychotic disorder (MBTp) to treatment as usual (TAU) results in greater improvement in social functioning. METHODS Multicenter, rater-blinded, randomized controlled trial. Eighty-four patients with NAPD were assigned to TAU or MBTp plus TAU. Patients in the MBTp group received 18 months of MBTp, consisting of weekly group sessions and one individual session per 2 weeks. Social functioning was measured using the Social Functioning Scale. We conducted ANCOVAs to examine the difference between treatment conditions directly after treatment and at 6-month follow-up and performed moderation and mediation analyses. RESULTS Intention-to-treat analyses showed no significant differences between groups post-treatment (p = 0.31) but revealed the MBTp group to be superior to TAU at follow-up (p = 0.03). Patients in the MBTp group also seemed to perform better on measures of mentalizing ability, although evidence of a mediation effect was limited (p = 0.06). Lastly, MBTp treatment was less effective in chronic patients than in recent-onset patients (p = 0.049) and overall symptoms at baseline were mild, which may have reduced the overall effectiveness of the intervention. CONCLUSION The results suggest that MBTp plus TAU may lead to more robust improvements in social functioning compared to TAU, especially for patients with a recent onset of psychosis.
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- J. Weijers
- Rivierduinen Institute for Mental Health Care, Sandifortdreef 19, 2333 ZZ Leiden, The Netherlands
- Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 50, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Rivierduinen Institute for Mental Health Care, Sandifortdreef 19, 2333 ZZ Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 50, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Rivierduinen Institute for Mental Health Care, Sandifortdreef 19, 2333 ZZ Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Health, and Neuropsychology, Leiden University, Wassenaarseweg 52, 2333 AKLeiden, The Netherlands
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- Rivierduinen Institute for Mental Health Care, Sandifortdreef 19, 2333 ZZ Leiden, The Netherlands
- Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 50, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Lüdtke T, Rüegg N, Moritz S, Berger T, Westermann S. Insight and the number of completed modules predict a reduction of positive symptoms in an Internet-based intervention for people with psychosis. Psychiatry Res 2021; 306:114223. [PMID: 34826711 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.114223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2019] [Revised: 09/20/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Emerging evidence suggests that Internet-based interventions for people with psychosis (ICBTp) are feasible and efficacious. However, predictors of adherence and treatment outcomes are largely unknown. To narrow this research gap, we conducted secondary analyses on data from a randomized controlled trial, which evaluated an eight-week ICBTp intervention targeting topics, such as voice hearing, mindfulness, and others. In n = 100 participants with psychosis, we aimed at identifying sociodemographic, psychopathological, and treatment-related predictor variables of post-treatment symptoms and adherence (i.e., at least four completed modules). We followed a two-stage approach. First, we conducted regression analyses to examine the effect of single candidate predictors on post-treatment symptoms as well as adherence. Subsequently, we selected variables that met a significance threshold of p < .1 and entered them into linear and logistic multiple regression models. Whereas no variable was able to predict adherence, the number of completed modules was negatively associated with self-reported delusion severity at post-treatment. Additionally, higher pre-treatment insight predicted fewer hallucinations after treatment. Because this was one of the first studies to investigate predictors in ICBTp, more research is needed to customize future interventions to the needs of users.
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- Thies Lüdtke
- Department of Human Medicine, MSH Medical School Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; Department of Psychology, UiT - The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
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- Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
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- Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
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- Department of Psychology, MSH Medical School Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
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Engagement with online psychosocial interventions for psychosis: A review and synthesis of relevant factors. Internet Interv 2021; 25:100411. [PMID: 34401370 PMCID: PMC8350605 DOI: 10.1016/j.invent.2021.100411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2019] [Revised: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 06/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Little is known about factors associated with engagement with online interventions for psychosis. This review aimed to synthesise existing data from relevant literature to develop a working model of potential variables that may impact on engagement with online interventions for psychosis. METHODS Online databases were searched for studies relevant to predictors of engagement with online interventions for psychosis; predictors of Internet use amongst individuals with psychosis; and predictors of engagement with traditional psychosocial treatments for psychosis. Data were synthesised into a conceptual model highlighting factors relevant to engagement with online interventions for psychosis. RESULTS Sixty-one studies were identified. Factors relevant to engagement related directly to the impact of psychosis, response to psychosis, integration of technology into daily lives and intervention aspects. CONCLUSION While several candidate predictors were identified, there is minimal research specifically investigated predictors of engagement with online interventions for psychosis. Further investigation examining both individual- and intervention-related factors is required to inform effective design and dissemination of online interventions for psychosis.
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Buck B, Chander A, Brian RM, Wang W, Campbell AT, Ben-Zeev D. Expanding the Reach of Research: Quantitative Evaluation of a Web-Based Approach for Remote Recruitment of People Who Hear Voices. JMIR Form Res 2021; 5:e23118. [PMID: 34081011 PMCID: PMC8212619 DOI: 10.2196/23118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2020] [Revised: 10/09/2020] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Background Similar to other populations with highly stigmatized medical or psychiatric conditions, people who hear voices (ie, experience auditory verbal hallucinations [AVH]) are often difficult to identify and reach for research. Technology-assisted remote research strategies reduce barriers to research recruitment; however, few studies have reported on the efficiency and effectiveness of these approaches. Objective This study introduces and evaluates the efficacy of technology-assisted remote research designed for people who experience AVH. Methods Our group developed an integrated, automated and human complementary web-based recruitment and enrollment apparatus that incorporated Google Ads, web-based screening, identification verification, hybrid automation, and interaction with live staff. We examined the efficacy of that apparatus by examining the number of web-based advertisement impressions (ie, number of times the web-based advertisement was viewed); clicks on that advertisement; engagement with web-based research materials; and the extent to which it succeeded in representing a broad sample of individuals with AVH, assessed through the self-reported AVH symptom severity and demographic representativeness (relative to the US population) of the sample recruited. Results Over an 18-month period, our Google Ads advertisement was viewed 872,496 times and clicked on 11,183 times. A total amount of US $4429.25 was spent on Google Ads, resulting in 772 individuals who experience AVH providing consent to participate in an entirely remote research study (US $0.40 per click on the advertisement and US $5.73 per consented participant) after verifying their phone number, passing a competency screening questionnaire, and providing consent. These participants reported high levels of AVH frequency (666/756, 88.1% daily or more), distress (689/755, 91.3%), and functional interference (697/755, 92.4%). They also represented a broad sample of diversity that mirrored the US population demographics. Approximately one-third (264/756, 34.9%) of the participants had never received treatment for their AVH and, therefore, were unlikely to be identified via traditional clinic-based research recruitment strategies. Conclusions Web-based procedures allow for time saving, cost-efficient, and representative recruitment of individuals with AVH and can serve as a model for future studies focusing on hard-to-reach populations.
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- Benjamin Buck
- Behavioral Research in Technology and Engineering (BRiTE) Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Behavioral Research in Technology and Engineering (BRiTE) Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Behavioral Research in Technology and Engineering (BRiTE) Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Department of Computer Science, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, United States
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- Department of Computer Science, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, United States
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- Behavioral Research in Technology and Engineering (BRiTE) Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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Sudell M, Tudur-Smith C, Liao X, Longden E, Dunn G, Kendall T, Emsley R, Morrison A, Varese F. Protocol for individual participant data meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials of patients with psychosis to investigate treatment effect modifiers for CBT versus treatment as usual or other psychosocial interventions. BMJ Open 2021; 11:e035062. [PMID: 34049898 PMCID: PMC8166625 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2019] [Revised: 01/31/2020] [Accepted: 02/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Aggregate data meta-analyses have shown heterogeneous treatment effects for cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) for patients with schizophrenia spectrum diagnoses. This heterogeneity could stem from specific intervention or patient characteristics that could influence the clinical effectiveness of CBT, termed treatment effect modifiers. This individual participant data meta-analysis will investigate a range of potential treatment effect modifiers of the efficacy of CBT. METHODS AND ANALYSIS We will perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies investigating CBT versus treatment as usual, or CBT versus other psychosocial interventions, for patients with schizophrenia spectrum diagnoses. The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), PubMed, EMBASE and the online clinical trials registers of the US government, European Union, WHO and Current Controlled Trials will be searched. Two researchers will screen titles and abstracts identified by the search. Individual participant data will be requested for any eligible study, for the primary outcome (overall psychotic symptoms), secondary outcomes and treatment effect modifiers. Data will be checked and recoded according to an established statistical analysis plan. One-stage and two-stage random effects meta-analyses investigating potential treatment effect modifiers will be conducted. A list of potential treatment effect modifiers for CBT will be produced, motivating future research into particular modifiers. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION This study does not require ethical approval as it is based on data from existing studies, although best ethical practice for secondary analysis of clinical data will be followed. The findings will be submitted for publication in peer-reviewed journals, and promoted to relevant stakeholders. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER CRD42017060068.
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- Maria Sudell
- Department of Health Data Science, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Health Data Science, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Health Data Science, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Psychosis Research Unit, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
- Complex Trauma and Resilience Research Unit, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
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- Health Methodology Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health, London, UK
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- Department of Biostatistics and Health InformaticsInstitute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Psychosis Research Unit, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
- Division of Psychology and Mental Health, School of Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
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- Complex Trauma and Resilience Research Unit, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
- Division of Psychology and Mental Health, School of Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
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Smink WAC, Sools AM, Postel MG, Tjong Kim Sang E, Elfrink A, Libbertz-Mohr LB, Veldkamp BP, Westerhof GJ. Analysis of the Emails From the Dutch Web-Based Intervention "Alcohol de Baas": Assessment of Early Indications of Drop-Out in an Online Alcohol Abuse Intervention. Front Psychiatry 2021; 12:575931. [PMID: 34975551 PMCID: PMC8714780 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.575931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Nowadays, traditional forms of psychotherapy are increasingly complemented by online interactions between client and counselor. In (some) web-based psychotherapeutic interventions, meetings are exclusively online through asynchronous messages. As the active ingredients of therapy are included in the exchange of several emails, this verbal exchange contains a wealth of information about the psychotherapeutic change process. Unfortunately, drop-out-related issues are exacerbated online. We employed several machine learning models to find (early) signs of drop-out in the email data from the "Alcohol de Baas" intervention by Tactus. Our analyses indicate that the email texts contain information about drop-out, but as drop-out is a multidimensional construct, it remains a complex task to accurately predict who will drop out. Nevertheless, by taking this approach, we present insight into the possibilities of working with email data and present some preliminary findings (which stress the importance of a good working alliance between client and counselor, distinguish between formal and informal language, and highlight the importance of Tactus' internet forum).
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- Wouter A C Smink
- Department of Psychology, Health Technology, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands.,Department of Research Methodology, Measurement Data Analysis, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
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- Department of Psychology, Health Technology, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
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- Department of Psychology, Health Technology, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands.,Tactus Addiction Treatment, Enschede, Netherlands
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- Department of Psychology, Health Technology, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
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- Department of Psychology, Health Technology, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
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- Department of Research Methodology, Measurement Data Analysis, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
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- Department of Psychology, Health Technology, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
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Tailoring cognitive behavioural therapy to subtypes of voice-hearing using a novel tabletised manual: a feasibility study. Behav Cogn Psychother 2020; 49:287-301. [PMID: 32972483 DOI: 10.1017/s1352465820000661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cognitive behavioural therapy for psychosis (CBTp) is a recommended treatment for psychotic experiences, but its effectiveness has been questioned. One way of addressing this may be to tailor therapy materials to the phenomenology of specific psychotic experiences. AIM In this study, we investigated the acceptability of a novel treatment manual for subtypes of 'voice-hearing' experiences (i.e. auditory verbal hallucinations). An uncontrolled, single-arm design was used to assess feasibility and acceptability of using the manual in routine care for people with frequent voice-hearing experiences. METHOD The manual was delivered on a smart tablet and incorporated recent research evidence and theory into its psychoeducation materials. In total, 24 participants completed a baseline assessment; 19 started treatment, 15 completed treatment and 12 participants completed a follow-up assessment (after 10 sessions of using the manual). RESULTS Satisfaction with therapy scores and acceptability ratings were high, while completion rates suggested that the manual may be more appropriate for help with participants from Early Intervention in Psychosis services rather than Community Mental Health Teams. CONCLUSION Within-group changes in symptom scores suggested that overall symptom severity of hallucinations - but not other psychosis features, or beliefs about voices - are likely to be the most appropriate primary outcome for further evaluation in a full randomised controlled trial.
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Miu AS, Vo HT, Palka JM, Glowacki CR, Robinson RJ. Teletherapy with serious mental illness populations during COVID-19: telehealth conversion and engagement. COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY QUARTERLY 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/09515070.2020.1791800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- Adriana S. Miu
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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Morrison AP, Pyle M, Gumley A, Schwannauer M, Turkington D, MacLennan G, Norrie J, Hudson J, Bowe S, French P, Hutton P, Byrne R, Syrett S, Dudley R, McLeod HJ, Griffiths H, Barnes TR, Davies L, Shields G, Buck D, Tully S, Kingdon D. Cognitive-behavioural therapy for clozapine-resistant schizophrenia: the FOCUS RCT. Health Technol Assess 2020; 23:1-144. [PMID: 30806619 DOI: 10.3310/hta23070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Clozapine (clozaril, Mylan Products Ltd) is a first-choice treatment for people with schizophrenia who have a poor response to standard antipsychotic medication. However, a significant number of patients who trial clozapine have an inadequate response and experience persistent symptoms, called clozapine-resistant schizophrenia (CRS). There is little evidence regarding the clinical effectiveness of pharmacological or psychological interventions for this population. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) for people with CRS and to identify factors predicting outcome. DESIGN The Focusing on Clozapine Unresponsive Symptoms (FOCUS) trial was a parallel-group, randomised, outcome-blinded evaluation trial. Randomisation was undertaken using permuted blocks of random size via a web-based platform. Data were analysed on an intention-to-treat (ITT) basis, using random-effects regression adjusted for site, age, sex and baseline symptoms. Cost-effectiveness analyses were carried out to determine whether or not CBT was associated with a greater number of quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) and higher costs than treatment as usual (TAU). SETTING Secondary care mental health services in five cities in the UK. PARTICIPANTS People with CRS aged ≥ 16 years, with an International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) schizophrenia spectrum diagnoses and who are experiencing psychotic symptoms. INTERVENTIONS Individual CBT included up to 30 hours of therapy delivered over 9 months. The comparator was TAU, which included care co-ordination from secondary care mental health services. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The primary outcome was the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) total score at 21 months and the primary secondary outcome was PANSS total score at the end of treatment (9 months post randomisation). The health benefit measure for the economic evaluation was the QALY, estimated from the EuroQol-5 Dimensions, five-level version (EQ-5D-5L), health status measure. Service use was measured to estimate costs. RESULTS Participants were allocated to CBT (n = 242) or TAU (n = 245). There was no significant difference between groups on the prespecified primary outcome [PANSS total score at 21 months was 0.89 points lower in the CBT arm than in the TAU arm, 95% confidence interval (CI) -3.32 to 1.55 points; p = 0.475], although PANSS total score at the end of treatment (9 months) was significantly lower in the CBT arm (-2.40 points, 95% CI -4.79 to -0.02 points; p = 0.049). CBT was associated with a net cost of £5378 (95% CI -£13,010 to £23,766) and a net QALY gain of 0.052 (95% CI 0.003 to 0.103 QALYs) compared with TAU. The cost-effectiveness acceptability analysis indicated a low likelihood that CBT was cost-effective, in the primary and sensitivity analyses (probability < 50%). In the CBT arm, 107 participants reported at least one adverse event (AE), whereas 104 participants in the TAU arm reported at least one AE (odds ratio 1.09, 95% CI 0.81 to 1.46; p = 0.58). CONCLUSIONS Cognitive-behavioural therapy for CRS was not superior to TAU on the primary outcome of total PANSS symptoms at 21 months, but was superior on total PANSS symptoms at 9 months (end of treatment). CBT was not found to be cost-effective in comparison with TAU. There was no suggestion that the addition of CBT to TAU caused adverse effects. Future work could investigate whether or not specific therapeutic techniques of CBT have value for some CRS individuals, how to identify those who may benefit and how to ensure that effects on symptoms can be sustained. TRIAL REGISTRATION Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN99672552. FUNDING This project was funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment programme and will be published in full in Health Technology Assessment; Vol. 23, No. 7. See the NIHR Journals Library website for further project information.
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- Anthony P Morrison
- Psychosis Research Unit, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Prestwich, UK.,Division of Psychology and Mental Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Psychosis Research Unit, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Prestwich, UK.,Division of Psychology and Mental Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Edinburgh Medical School, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Academic Psychiatry, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, Centre for Ageing and Vitality, Newcastle General Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Centre for Healthcare Randomised Trials, Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- Clinical Trials Unit, Edinburgh Medical School, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Healthcare Randomised Trials, Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- Psychosis Research Unit, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Prestwich, UK
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- Psychosis Research Unit, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Prestwich, UK.,Institute of Psychology, Health and Society, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- School of Health and Social Care, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, UK
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- Psychosis Research Unit, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Prestwich, UK.,Division of Psychology and Mental Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- School of Psychology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Edinburgh Medical School, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Division of Population Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Population Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Population Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Psychosis Research Unit, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Prestwich, UK.,Division of Psychology and Mental Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Southampton, Academic Centre, Southampton, UK
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Sauvé G, Lavigne KM, Pochiet G, Brodeur MB, Lepage M. Efficacy of psychological interventions targeting cognitive biases in schizophrenia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Psychol Rev 2020; 78:101854. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2020.101854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2019] [Revised: 04/01/2020] [Accepted: 04/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Buck B, Chander A, Ben-Zeev D. Clinical and demographic predictors of engagement in mobile health vs. clinic-based interventions for serious mental illness. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbct.2020.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Mehl S, Hesse K, Schmidt AC, Landsberg MW, Soll D, Bechdolf A, Herrlich J, Kircher T, Klingberg S, Müller BW, Wiedemann G, Wittorf A, Wölwer W, Wagner M. Theory of mind, emotion recognition, delusions and the quality of the therapeutic relationship in patients with psychosis - a secondary analysis of a randomized-controlled therapy trial. BMC Psychiatry 2020; 20:59. [PMID: 32041577 PMCID: PMC7011563 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-020-2482-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2019] [Accepted: 02/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cognitive models of psychosis postulate an important role of Theory of mind (ToM) in the formation and maintenance of delusions, but research on this plausible conjecture has gathered conflicting findings. In addition, it is still an open question whether problems in emotion recognition (ER) are associated with delusions. We examined the association of problems in ToM and ER with different aspects of delusions in a large sample of patients with psychosis enrolled in a therapy trial. This also enabled us to explore the possible impact of ToM and ER on one part of patients' social life: the quality of their therapeutic relationship. METHODS Patients with psychotic disorders and delusions and/or hallucinations (n = 185) and healthy controls (n = 48) completed a ToM picture sequencing task and an ER task. Subsequently, patients were enrolled in a randomized-controlled Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) trial (ISRCTN29242879). Patients and therapists rated the quality of the therapeutic relationship during the first five sessions of therapy. RESULTS In comparison to controls, patients were impaired in both ToM and ER. Patients with deficits in ER experienced more severe delusional distress, whereas ToM problems were not related to delusions. In addition, deficits in ER predicted a less favorable therapeutic relationship and interactional problems viewed by the therapist. Impaired ER also moderated (increased) the negative influence of delusions on the therapeutic relationship and interactional difficulties viewed by the therapist. CONCLUSIONS Cognitive models on the formation and maintenance of delusions should consider ER as a potential candidate that might be related to the formation and maintenance of delusional distress, whereas problems in ToM might not be directly related to delusions and secondary dimensions of delusions. In addition, problems in ER in patients with psychosis might have an impact on the quality of the therapeutic relationship and patients with problems in ER are more likely to be viewed as problematic by their therapists. Nevertheless, training ER might be a way to improve the quality of the therapeutic relationship and potentially the effectiveness of CBT or other interventions for patients with psychosis.
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- Stephanie Mehl
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Straße 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Philipps-University of Marburg, Rudolf-Bultmann-Straße 8, 35039 Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Tübingen, Calwerstraße 14, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Straße 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Straße 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Philipps-University of Marburg, Rudolf-Bultmann-Straße 8, 35039 Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Cologne, Gleuler Straße, 50931 Köln, Germany
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Vivantes Hospital Berlin, Dieffenbachstraße 1, 10967 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatic and Psychotherapy, University of Frankfurt, Heinrich-Hoffmann-Straße 10, 60528 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Philipps-University of Marburg, Rudolf-Bultmann-Straße 8, 35039 Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Tübingen, Calwerstraße 14, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Duisburg- Essen, Virchowstraße 147, 45147 Essen, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Hospital Fulda, Pacelliallee 4, 36043 Fulda, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Tübingen, Calwerstraße 14, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University of Düsseldorf, Bergische Landstraße 2, 40629 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Straße 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany
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Penzenstadler L, Chatton A, Huguelet P, Lecardeur L, Bartolomei J, Brazo P, Murys E, Poupart F, Rouvière S, Saoud M, Favrod J, Khazaal Y. Does Change over Time in Delusional Beliefs as Measured with PDI Predict Change over Time in Belief Flexibility Measured with MADS? Psychiatr Q 2019; 90:693-702. [PMID: 31338790 DOI: 10.1007/s11126-019-09659-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
Delusional beliefs and their behavioral consequences are predominant symptoms in patients with psychosis and play an important role in the treatment. Delusional beliefs are a multidimensional concept which can be divided into three components: distress, preoccupation and conviction of delusions. These can be measured using Peters delusions inventory (PDI-21). We question, whether changes in delusional beliefs over time during treatment measured with the PDI-21 can predict changes in belief flexibility measured with the Maudsley assessment of delusions schedule (MADS). We used a group of patients from a randomized controlled trial for a cognitive intervention for psychosis or psychotic symptoms. Aside standard treatment for psychosis, half of the patients took part in a group treatment "Michael's game". Patients were assessed at baseline (T1), at 3 months (T2), and at 9 months (T3). We measured delusional beliefs using PDI-21 and belief flexibility with the MADS. One hundred seventy-two patients were included in the analysis. We measured a main effect of PDI-21scores on belief flexibility measured with MADS. PDI-21 Conviction scores predicted outcomes for all measured MADS items. Increasing PDI Distress and Preoccupation scores were predictors for being more likely to dismiss beliefs and change conviction. Time itself was a predictor for changing conviction and being able to plan a behavioral experiment. Overall the changes in PDI scores predicted outcomes for belief flexibility measured with MADS items. The PDI-21 could be a simple and effective way to measure progress in treatment on delusional beliefs.
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- Louise Penzenstadler
- Geneva University Hospitals, Ch, du Petit Bel-Air 2, 1225, Chêne-Bourg, Switzerland.
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- Geneva University Hospitals, Ch, du Petit Bel-Air 2, 1225, Chêne-Bourg, Switzerland
- Faculty of Medicine, Geneva University, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Geneva University Hospitals, Ch, du Petit Bel-Air 2, 1225, Chêne-Bourg, Switzerland
- Faculty of Medicine, Geneva University, Geneva, Switzerland
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- UNICAEN, Imagerie et Strategies Therapeutiques de la schizophrenie (ISTS), Normandie University, EA4766, 14000, Caen, France
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- Geneva University Hospitals, Ch, du Petit Bel-Air 2, 1225, Chêne-Bourg, Switzerland
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- UNICAEN, Imagerie et Strategies Therapeutiques de la schizophrenie (ISTS), Normandie University, EA4766, 14000, Caen, France
- UNICAEN, CHU de Caen Normandie, Service de Psychiatrie d'adultes, Centre Esquirol, Normandie University, 14000, Caen, France
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- Unité Mobile de Psychiatrie, Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace, Monaco, Monaco
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- Laboratoire Clinique Psychopathologique et Interculturelle, Université de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
- Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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- PsyR2, INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, PSYR2 Team, Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, Lyon, France Department of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- La Source, School of Nursing Sciences, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Addiction Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospitals, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Research Center, Montreal University Institute of Mental Health, Montreal, Canada
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Lysaker PH, Gagen E, Wright A, Vohs JL, Kukla M, Yanos PT, Hasson-Ohayon I. Metacognitive Deficits Predict Impaired Insight in Schizophrenia Across Symptom Profiles: A Latent Class Analysis. Schizophr Bull 2019; 45:48-56. [PMID: 30321433 PMCID: PMC6293218 DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sby142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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The integrated model of insight in schizophrenia suggests that poor insight is the result of multiple factors which compromise persons' abilities to integrate streams of information into a personal awareness of psychiatric challenges, and make adaptive responses. This model hypothesizes that metacognitive deficits, or difficulties forming a complex and integrated understanding of the self and others, influence insight, regardless of other proximal causes including clinical profile. To explore this possibility, we performed a latent class analysis on 324 adults with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. This analysis produced 4 groups on the basis of assessment of insight and Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) positive, negative, cognitive, and hostility symptoms. The resultant groups were characterized as: Good Insight/Low Symptoms (n = 71), Impaired Insight/High Negative Symptoms, (n = 43), Impaired Insight/High Positive Symptoms (n = 50) and Impaired Insight/Diffuse Symptoms (n = 160). When we compared metacognitive function as assessed with the Metacognition Assessment Scale - Abbreviated (MAS-A) across groups, we found that the good insight group had better overall metacognition as well as higher levels of self-reflectivity, awareness of the other and mastery as compared to all 3 groups with impaired insight. When controlling for total symptoms, all differences in metacognitive function between the good insight and the impaired insight groups remained significant. These results are consistent with the view that, independent of symptoms, impaired metacognition contributes to difficulties integrating information and hence impedes insight, or awareness of psychiatric challenges. Consistent with extant literature, results suggest that interventions focusing on metacognition as the target may lead to improved insight.
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- Paul H Lysaker
- Department of Psychiatry, Richard L Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN,Department of Psychiatry Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN,To whom correspondence should be addressed; Department of Psychiatry, Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, 116A, 1481 West 10th St. Indianapolis, IN 46202, US; tel: 317-988-2546, e-mail:
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Department of Psychology University of Sussex, Falmer, Sussex, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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- Department of Psychiatry, Richard L Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN
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An evaluation of predictors of dropout from an Emotional Coping Skills programme in a community mental health service. COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPIST 2019. [DOI: 10.1017/s1754470x19000151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Drop-out from mental health services is a significant problem, leading to inefficient use of resources and poorer outcomes for clients. Adapted dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT), often termed Emotional Coping Skills (ECS) programmes, show some of the highest rates of drop-out from therapy recorded in the literature. The present study aimed to add to the evidence base, by evaluating predictors of drop-out from an ECS programme in a UK-based Community Mental Health Team (CMHT). An existing data set of 49 clients, consisting of clients’ responses on a number of questionnaires, was evaluated for predictors of drop-out. Predictors of drop-out included symptom severity, substance use and client demographics. Independent-samples t-tests and chi-square cross tabs analyses revealed no significant differences between drop-outs and completers of therapy on any of the variables. This suggests that contrary to common assumptions and previous findings, clients using substances, who are highly anxious, or who experience a greater degree of emotion dysregulation, are not more likely to drop out from ECS programmes compared with other individuals. The clinical implications of these findings and future research are discussed within the wider context of the evidence base.
Key learning aims
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To be familiar with common predictors of drop-out from psychological therapies, as indicated by the literature.
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To understand the theories underlying factors that impact drop-out and the associated consequences for mental health services.
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To understand the potential impact of staff assumptions of factors that affect drop-out on client retention.
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To have an understanding of initiatives and strategies that may improve client-retention and engagement in services.
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Beentjes TAA, Goossens PJJ, Vermeulen H, Teerenstra S, Nijhuis-van der Sanden MWG, van Gaal BGI. E-IMR: e-health added to face-to-face delivery of Illness Management & Recovery programme for people with severe mental illness, an exploratory clustered randomized controlled trial. BMC Health Serv Res 2018; 18:962. [PMID: 30541536 PMCID: PMC6292084 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-018-3767-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2018] [Accepted: 11/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND E-mental health holds promise for people with severe mental illness, but has a limited evidence base. This study explored the effect of e-health added to face-to-face delivery of the Illness Management and Recovery Programme (e-IMR). METHOD In this multi-centre exploratory cluster randomized controlled trial, seven clusters (n = 60; 41 in intervention group and 19 in control group) were randomly assigned to e-IMR + IMR or IMR only. Outcomes of illness management, self-management, recovery, symptoms, quality of life, and general health were measured at baseline (T0), halfway (T1), and at twelve months (T2). The data were analysed using mixed model for repeated measurements in four models: in 1) we included fixed main effects for time trend and group, in 2) we controlled for confounding effects, in 3) we controlled for interaction effects, and in 4) we performed sub-group analyses within the intervention group. RESULTS Notwithstanding low activity on e-IMR, significant effects were present in model 1 analyses for self-management (p = .01) and recovery (p = .02) at T1, and for general health perception (p = .02) at T2, all in favour of the intervention group. In model 2, the confounding covariate gender explained the effects at T1 and T2, except for self-management. In model 3, the interacting covariate non-completer explained the effects for self-management (p = .03) at T1. In model 4, the sub-group analyses of e-IMR-users versus non-users showed no differences in effect. CONCLUSION Because of confounding and interaction modifications, effectiveness of e-IMR cannot be concluded. Low use of e-health precludes definite conclusions on its potential efficacy. Low use of e-IMR calls for a thorough process evaluation of the intervention. TRIAL REGISTRATION The Dutch Trial Register ( NTR4772 ).
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- Titus A A Beentjes
- Titus Beentjes, IQ Healthcare, Radboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, PO Box 9101, 6500, HB, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. .,Center for Nursing Research, Saxion University of Applied Science, Deventer/Enschede, the Netherlands. .,Dimence Group Mental Health Care Centre, Deventer, the Netherlands.
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- Dimence Group Mental Health Care Centre, Deventer, the Netherlands.,Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Centre for Nursing and Midwifery, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Titus Beentjes, IQ Healthcare, Radboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, PO Box 9101, 6500, HB, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department for Health Evidence, Radboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Group Biostatistics, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Titus Beentjes, IQ Healthcare, Radboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, PO Box 9101, 6500, HB, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Titus Beentjes, IQ Healthcare, Radboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, PO Box 9101, 6500, HB, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.,Faculty of Health and Social Studies, HAN University of Applied Sciences, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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Korman NH, Shah S, Suetani S, Kendall K, Rosenbaum S, Dark F, Nadareishvili K, Siskind D. Evaluating the Feasibility of a Pilot Exercise Intervention Implemented Within a Residential Rehabilitation Unit for People With Severe Mental Illness: GO HEART: (Group Occupational Health Exercise and Rehabilitation Treatment). Front Psychiatry 2018; 9:343. [PMID: 30100885 PMCID: PMC6072846 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2018] [Accepted: 07/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Purpose: People with severe mental illness are sedentary, have high cardio-metabolic risks and significantly reduced life expectancy. Despite considerable data regarding positive physical and mental health outcomes following exercise interventions, implementation and evaluation of real-world programs is lacking. The primary aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of an exercise intervention implemented by exercise physiology (EP) students within a residential rehabilitation unit for residents with severe mental illness, together with assessment of a range of secondary physical and mental health outcomes pre- and post- the intervention. Design: Single arm, prospective pilot study evaluating outcomes pre- and post- a 10 week intervention. Method: Inactive people with severe mental illness participated in a mixed aerobic and resistance exercise intervention, three times per week for 10 weeks. Data was obtained from a sample of 16 residents with severe mental illness; primary diagnosis schizophrenia (n = 12). Primary outcomes were feasibility as assessed using recruitment, retention and participation rates, as well as reasons for withdrawal and amount of exercise achieved. Secondary outcomes included: functional exercise capacity was measured by the 6-min walk test; metabolic data obtained from anthropometric measurements; blood pressure; fasting cholesterol and blood sugar levels; and physical activity levels and mental health as assessed by self- administered questionnaires measured before and after the intervention. Results: Broad level acceptance of the program: high recruitment (81%), retention (77%), and participation (78%) rates were observed. Promising improvements in functional exercise capacity, volume of exercise, and negative symptoms was demonstrated in those who completed. Conclusions: Exercise interventions delivered by EP students in a residential rehabilitation setting for people with SMI are feasible; group setting, supervision and choice for engagement are important considerations. Evaluation of longitudinal, multi site studies, with the addition of dietary interventions within residential rehabilitation units are warranted. Addressing cost feasibility and cost effectiveness of such programs is recommended. The trial was registered with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR) number, Unique Identifier: ACTRN 12618000478213, http://www.anzctr.org.au Universal trial number (UTN) - U1111-1211-4009.
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- Nicole H. Korman
- Addiction and Mental Health Services, Metro South Health Services, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Addiction and Mental Health Services, Metro South Health Services, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Addiction and Mental Health Services, Metro South Health Services, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Addiction and Mental Health Services, Metro South Health Services, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Addiction and Mental Health Services, Metro South Health Services, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Addiction and Mental Health Services, Metro South Health Services, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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Opoka SM, Ludwig L, Lincoln TM. A Systematic Review of Trials Targeting Depression and Anxiety in Patients With Delusions. ZEITSCHRIFT FUR PSYCHOLOGIE-JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY 2018. [DOI: 10.1027/2151-2604/a000331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Abstract. Negative affect and impaired emotion regulation skills are prevalent in patients with delusions and contribute to delusion formation and maintenance. This review evaluates existing research on interventions targeting negative affect and emotional processes as a causal mechanism on the pathway to delusions. A MEDLINE and PsycINFO search identified 7,909 articles. Five studies with randomized-controlled designs and three with uncontrolled designs met the inclusion criteria. Interventions comprised cognitive-behavioral and compassion-focused techniques. Overall, the review studies found positive intervention effects on negative affect and delusions. Where significant, controlled effect sizes ranged from small to large for negative affect and from moderate to large for delusions. Thus, existing research indicates that negative affect in patients with delusions can be modified by psychological therapy and points toward a carryover effect from the reduction of negative affect to a reduction of delusions. More large-scale randomized-controlled studies are needed to be able to draw valid conclusions on which types of interventions are most beneficial.
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- Sandra M. Opoka
- Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Movement Sciences, Universität Hamburg, Germany
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- Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Movement Sciences, Universität Hamburg, Germany
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- Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Movement Sciences, Universität Hamburg, Germany
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Pec O, Bob P, Pec J, Hrubcova A. Psychodynamic day treatment programme for patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders: Dynamics and predictors of therapeutic change. Psychol Psychother 2018; 91:157-168. [PMID: 28901691 DOI: 10.1111/papt.12153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2016] [Revised: 05/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to test whether a psychodynamically based group psychotherapeutic programme might improve symptoms, social functions, or quality of life in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders and to investigate factors that might predict clinical improvement or dropouts from the programme. DESIGN A quantitative prospective cohort study. METHODS We have investigated 81 patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders who participated in a 9-month psychodynamically based psychotherapeutic day programme. The patients were assessed at the beginning and end of the programme, and then at 1-year follow-up. The assessment included psychotic manifestations (HoNOS), quality of life (WHOQOL-BREF), demographic data, and daily doses of medication. 21 patients dropped out from the programme, and 46 patients succeeded in undergoing follow-up assessment. RESULTS The psychotic manifestations (self-rating version of HoNOS) and quality of life measured with WHOQOL-BREF (domains of social relationships and environment) were significantly improved at the end of the programme and at follow-up. However, the manifestations on the version for external evaluators of HoNOS were improved only at follow-up. Years of psychiatric treatment, number of hospitalizations or suicide attempts, and experience of relationships with a partner were negatively related to clinical improvement, whereas symptom severity, current working, or study activities were related positively. CONCLUSIONS The results show that a group psychodynamic programme may improve the clinical status and quality of life of patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders. This type of programme is more beneficial for patients with higher pre-treatment symptom severity and the presence of working or study activities. PRACTITIONER POINTS A psychodynamically based group programme improves the clinical status and quality of life in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders. Data indicate that changes on the subjective level are detectable by the end of the programme, while changes on the objective level are detectable at follow-up assessment. Symptom severity and working or study activities are positively related to the clinical improvement in this type of programme, while a high number of years in psychiatric treatment or psychiatric hospitalizations are negatively related. The doses of medication (antipsychotics or antidepressants) show no significant relationship to clinical improvement.
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- Ondrej Pec
- Center for Neuropsychiatric Research of Traumatic Stress, Department of Psychiatry and UHSL, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.,Psychotherapeutic and Psychosomatic Clinic, ESET, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Center for Neuropsychiatric Research of Traumatic Stress, Department of Psychiatry and UHSL, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Psychotherapeutic and Psychosomatic Clinic, ESET, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Psychotherapeutic and Psychosomatic Clinic, ESET, Prague, Czech Republic
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Paulik G, Jones AM, Hayward M. Brief coping strategy enhancement for distressing voices: Predictors of engagement and outcome in routine clinical practice. Clin Psychol Psychother 2018; 25:634-640. [PMID: 29797746 DOI: 10.1002/cpp.2299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2017] [Revised: 04/27/2018] [Accepted: 04/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Cognitive behaviour therapy is recommended internationally as a treatment for psychosis (targeting symptoms such as auditory hallucinations, or "voices"). Yet mental health services are commonly unable to offer such resource-intensive psychological interventions. Brief, symptom-specific and less resource-intensive therapies are being developed as one initiative to increase access. However, as access increases, so might the risk of offering therapy to clients who are not optimally disposed to engage with and benefit from therapy. Thus, it is important to identify who is most/least likely to engage with and benefit from therapy, and when. In the current study, 225 clients were assessed for suitability for a brief, 4-session, manualized, cognitive behaviour therapy-based intervention for voices (named coping strategy enhancement therapy) and 144 commenced therapy, at a transdiagnostic voices clinic based in Sussex, UK. This article reports on the value of depression, anxiety, stress, insight into the origin of voices, length of voice hearing, and demographics in the prediction of engagement and outcomes. The study found that higher levels of baseline depression, anxiety, and stress were significantly associated with poorer outcomes, especially if clients also had high levels of voice-related distress. The engagement analyses showed that levels of voice-related distress at baseline predicted dropout. These findings highlight the importance of assessing negative affect and voice-related distress prior to commencing therapy for distressing voices, to help determine if the client is suitable or ready for brief-coping strategy enhancement.
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- Georgie Paulik
- Perth Voices Clinic, School of Psychological Science, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia.,School of Psychology and Exercise Science, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Australia
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- Research and Development Department, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Worthing, UK
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- Research and Development Department, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Worthing, UK.,School of Psychology, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK
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[Differential indication for psychotherapy in psychosis : Are there evidence-based criteria?]. DER NERVENARZT 2018; 89:276-282. [PMID: 29480322 DOI: 10.1007/s00115-017-0474-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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The major objective of this paper is to discuss the available evidence on the question as to which patients benefit most from psychotherapy in psychotic disorders and the question of which kind of psychotherapy. From a methodological perspective, this task can be seen as the question of moderators of treatment success. To answer this question, the status of efficacy research on psychotherapeutic interventions in schizophrenia is summarized in a first step. Secondly, studies comparing different active psychotherapeutic approaches are discussed. There are no studies available on routine psychotherapeutic care. However, there appears to be a rationale for recommending a combination of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and family therapy. If patients prefer other approaches or if the treatment model does not suit the patient, other approaches should be offered. There is evidence for CBT that insight into psychosis, female gender, a higher level of education, and age >21 are indicators of a better course in CBT. Overall, the options for differential indications are highly limited and considerably more research is required.
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Lysaker PH, Pattison ML, Leonhardt BL, Phelps S, Vohs JL. Insight in schizophrenia spectrum disorders: relationship with behavior, mood and perceived quality of life, underlying causes and emerging treatments. World Psychiatry 2018; 17:12-23. [PMID: 29352540 PMCID: PMC5775127 DOI: 10.1002/wps.20508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Poor insight in schizophrenia is prevalent across cultures and phases of illness. In this review, we examine the recent research on the relationship of insight with behavior, mood and perceived quality of life, on its complex roots, and on the effects of existing and emerging treatments. This research indicates that poor insight predicts poorer treatment adherence and therapeutic alliance, higher symptom severity and more impaired community function, while good insight predicts a higher frequency of depression and demoralization, especially when coupled with stigma and social disadvantage. This research also suggests that poor insight may arise in response to biological, experiential, neuropsychological, social-cognitive, metacognitive and socio-political factors. Studies of the effects of existing and developing treatments indicate that they may influence insight. In the context of earlier research and historical models, these findings support an integrative model of poor insight. This model suggests that insight requires the integration of information about changes in internal states, external circumstances, others' perspectives and life trajectory as well as the multifaceted consequences and causes of each of those changes. One implication is that treatments should, beyond providing education, seek to assist persons with schizophrenia to integrate the broad range of complex and potentially deeply painful experiences which are associated with mental illness into their own personally meaningful, coherent and adaptive picture.
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- Paul H Lysaker
- Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- College of Applied Behavioral Sciences, University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Indiana University School of Medicine, Eskenazi Health-Midtown Community Mental Health, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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A systematic review examining factors predicting favourable outcome in cognitive behavioural interventions for psychosis. Schizophr Res 2017; 183:22-30. [PMID: 27889383 DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2016.11.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2016] [Revised: 11/12/2016] [Accepted: 11/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Psychosis is a debilitating mental health condition affecting approximately 4 persons per 1000. Cognitive behavioural therapy for psychosis (CBTp) has been shown to be an effective treatment for psychosis and is recommended by several national guidelines. CBTp does not work equally well with everyone, however, with some 50% of clients receiving little benefit. This review sets out to systematically assess the literature and methodological quality of a number of studies, which examine factors predicting successful outcome in CBTp. The databases CINAHL, Cochrane, EBSCO, EMBASE, ISI Web of Science, MEDLINE (Ovid), PsycARTICLES, PsycINFO, PubMed, and Scopus were electronically searched. English language articles in peer reviewed journals were reviewed. Search terms "psychosis", "psychotic disorder", "cognitive behavioural therapy", "cognitive therapy", "randomised controlled trial", "predictor", and "treatment outcome" in various combinations were used as needed. Only randomised controlled trials (RCTs) were included. Results suggest that female gender, older age, and higher clinical insight at baseline, each predicted better outcome in CBT interventions with psychotic patients, as did a shorter duration of the illness, and higher educational attainment. Several other factors, such as higher symptom severity at baseline, were suggestive of predictive capacity but further research to clarify was indicated. Providers of mental healthcare should consider these findings when offering CBTp. The onus is also on healthcare providers to better equip non-responders to CBTp. Further investigation into a limited number of predictive factors, with an agreed set of outcome measures, would allow future researchers more direct comparisons between studies.
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Lawlor C, Sharma B, Khondoker M, Peters E, Kuipers E, Johns L. Service user satisfaction with cognitive behavioural therapy for psychosis: Associations with therapy outcomes and perceptions of the therapist. BRITISH JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY 2016; 56:84-102. [DOI: 10.1111/bjc.12122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2016] [Revised: 10/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Caroline Lawlor
- Psychological Interventions Clinic for Outpatients with Psychosis (PICuP); South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; UK
- Department of Psychology; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience; King's College London; UK
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- Psychological Interventions Clinic for Outpatients with Psychosis (PICuP); South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; UK
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- Department of Biostatistics; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience; King's College London; UK
- Norwich Medical School; University of East Anglia; Norwich UK
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- Psychological Interventions Clinic for Outpatients with Psychosis (PICuP); South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; UK
- Department of Psychology; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience; King's College London; UK
- NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health; South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; UK
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- Psychological Interventions Clinic for Outpatients with Psychosis (PICuP); South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; UK
- Department of Psychology; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience; King's College London; UK
- NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health; South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; UK
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- Department of Psychology; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience; King's College London; UK
- Department of Psychiatry; University of Oxford; UK
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van den Berg DPG, van der Vleugel BM, de Bont PAJM, Staring ABP, Kraan T, Ising H, de Roos C, de Jongh A, van Minnen A, van der Gaag M. Predicting trauma-focused treatment outcome in psychosis. Schizophr Res 2016; 176:239-244. [PMID: 27449253 DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2016.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2016] [Revised: 06/08/2016] [Accepted: 07/17/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Although TF treatments are effective in patients with psychosis, it is unknown whether specific psychosis-related obstacles limit the effects, and what determines good outcome. METHODS Baseline posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom severity and seven psychosis-specific variables were tested as predictors in patients with a psychotic disorder and PTSD (n=108), who received eight sessions of TF treatment (Prolonged Exposure, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy) in a single-blind randomized controlled trial. Multiple regression analyses were performed. RESULTS Baseline PTSD symptom severity was significantly associated with posttreatment PTSD symptom severity, explaining 11.4% of the variance. Additionally, more severe PTSD at baseline was also significantly associated with greater PTSD symptom improvement during treatment. After correction for baseline PTSD symptom severity, the model with the seven baseline variables did not significantly explain the variance in posttreatment PTSD outcome. Within this non-significant model, the presence of auditory verbal hallucinations contributed uniquely to posttreatment outcome but explained little variance (5.4%). Treatment completers and dropouts showed no significant difference on any of the psychosis-related variables. CONCLUSIONS Given the low predictive utility of baseline psychosis-related factors, we conclude that there is no evidence-based reason to exclude patients with psychotic disorders from TF treatments. Also, we speculate that patients with psychosis and severe baseline PTSD might derive more benefit if given more than eight sessions. Trial registration current controlled-trials.com | Identifier: ISRCTN79584912 | http://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN79584912.
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- Community Mental Health Service GGZ Noord-Holland Noord, Oude Hoeverweg 10, 1816 BT Alkmaar, The Netherlands.
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- Mental Health Organization (MHO) GGZ Oost Brabant Land van Cuijk en Noord Limburg, Bilderbeekstraat 44, 5831 CX Boxmeer, The Netherlands.
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- Altrecht Psychiatric Institute, ABC straat 8, 3512 PX Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- Parnassia Psychiatric Institute, Zoutkeetsingel 40, 2512 HN Den Haag, The Netherlands.
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- Parnassia Psychiatric Institute, Zoutkeetsingel 40, 2512 HN Den Haag, The Netherlands.
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- MHO Rivierduinen, Sandifortdreef 19, 2333 ZZ Leiden, The Netherlands.
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- Dept of Behavioral Sciences, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam and VU University Amsterdam, Gustav Mahlerlaan 3004, 1081 LA Amsterdam, The Netherlands; School of Health Sciences, Salford University, Manchester, United Kingdom.
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- Radboud University Nijmegen, Behavioural Science Institute, NijCare, P.O. Box 9104, 6500 HE Nijmegen, The Netherlands; MHO Pro Persona, Centre for Anxiety Disorders Overwaal, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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- Parnassia Psychiatric Institute, Zoutkeetsingel 40, 2512 HN Den Haag, The Netherlands; VU University Amsterdam and EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, Department of Clinical Psychology, Van der Boechorststraat 1, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Lincoln TM, Jung E, Wiesjahn M, Schlier B. What is the minimal dose of cognitive behavior therapy for psychosis? An approximation using repeated assessments over 45 sessions. Eur Psychiatry 2016; 38:31-39. [PMID: 27642702 DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2016] [Revised: 04/26/2016] [Accepted: 05/02/2016] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The general efficacy of cognitive behavior therapy for psychosis (CBTp) is well established. Although guidelines recommend that CBTp should be offered over a minimum of 16 sessions, the minimal number of sessions required to achieve significant changes in psychopathology has not been systematically investigated. Empirically informed knowledge of the minimal and optimal dose of CBTp is relevant in terms of dissemination and cost-effectiveness. METHODS We approached the question of what constitutes an appropriate dose by investigating the dose (duration of CBTp)×response (symptomatic improvement) relationship for positive symptoms, negative symptoms and depression. Patients with psychotic disorders (n=58) were assessed over the course of 45 sessions of CBTp in a clinical practice setting. At baseline and after session 5, 15, 25, and 45, general psychopathology, psychotic symptoms, symptom distress and coping were assessed with self-report questionnaires. Additionally, individually defined target symptoms and coping were assessed after each session. RESULTS Significant symptom improvement and reduction of symptom distress took place by session 15, and stayed fairly stable thereafter. The frequency of positive and negative symptoms reached a minimum by session 25. CONCLUSIONS Our findings support recommendations to provide CBTp over a minimum of 16 sessions and indicate that these recommendations are generalizable to clinical practice settings. However, the findings also imply that 25 sessions are the more appropriate dose. This study contributes to an empirically informed discussion on the minimal and optimal dose of CBTp. It also provides a basis for planning randomized trials comparing briefer and longer versions of CBTp.
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- T M Lincoln
- University of Hamburg, Institute of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Hamburg, Germany.
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- Philipps-University Marburg, Department of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Marburg, Germany
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- Philipps-University Marburg, Department of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Marburg, Germany
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- University of Hamburg, Institute of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Hamburg, Germany
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Individuals' experiences and opinions of psychological therapies for psychosis: A narrative synthesis. Clin Psychol Rev 2016; 43:142-61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2015.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2015] [Revised: 08/17/2015] [Accepted: 10/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Menon M, Andersen DR, Quilty LC, Woodward TS. Individual factors predicted to influence outcome in group CBT for psychosis (CBTp) and related therapies. Front Psychol 2015; 6:1563. [PMID: 26578995 PMCID: PMC4623397 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2015] [Accepted: 09/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Mahesh Menon
- Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC, Canada ; Vancouver Coastal Health Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC, Canada ; BC Mental Health and Addiction Research Institute Vancouver, BC, Canada ; Department of Psychology, University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Toronto, ON, Canada ; Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC, Canada ; BC Mental Health and Addiction Research Institute Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Falcone MA, Murray RM, O'Connor JA, Hockey LN, Gardner-Sood P, Di Forti M, Freeman D, Jolley S. Jumping to conclusions and the persistence of delusional beliefs in first episode psychosis. Schizophr Res 2015; 165:243-6. [PMID: 25956634 DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2015.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2014] [Revised: 02/28/2015] [Accepted: 04/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cognitive biases may contribute to delusion persistence. We tested this in a longitudinal study of first episode psychosis (FEP). METHODS 34 FEP patients completed assessments of delusions and Jumping to Conclusions (JTC) at baseline and 12-month follow-up. RESULTS JTC was associated with baseline delusion severity (t(32)=2.7, p=0.01). Baseline delusions persisted at follow-up for 8/20 participants (40%), who all jumped to conclusions (8/8, 100%), compared to half of those with no or changeable delusions (14/26, 54%; χ(2) (df=1)=5.7, p=0.03; Phi=0.4). CONCLUSION Findings implicate cognitive biases in delusion persistence, and support the potential to reduce delusions through reasoning-focused interventions.
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- M Aurora Falcone
- King's College, London, Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, London, UK; King's College, London, Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, London, UK.
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- King's College, London, Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, London, UK
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- King's College, London, Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, London, UK
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- King's College, London, Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, London, UK
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- King's College, London, Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, London, UK
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- King's College, London, Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, London, UK
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- University of Oxford, Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford, UK
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- King's College, London, Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, London, UK
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