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Addington J, Liu L, Braun A, Brummitt K, Cadenhead KS, Cornblatt BA, Holden JL, Granholm E. Cognitive-Behavioral Social Skills Training: Outcome of a Randomized Controlled Trial for Youth at Risk of Psychosis. SCHIZOPHRENIA BULLETIN OPEN 2023; 4:sgad020. [PMID: 37601286 PMCID: PMC10439516 DOI: 10.1093/schizbullopen/sgad020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/22/2023]
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Aim Difficulties in social functioning have been observed in youth at clinical high-risk (CHR) of psychosis even in those who do not go on to develop a psychotic illness. Few treatment studies have attempted to improve social functioning in this population. The aim of this study was to conduct a randomized trial comparing the effects of Cognitive-Behavioral Social Skills Training (CBSST) with a supportive therapy (ST). Methods Both CBSST and ST were weekly group therapies, delivered over 18 weeks. This was a 2-arm trial with single-blinded ratings and intention-to-treat analyses. Assessments occurred at baseline, end-of-treatment, and 12 months after the baseline assessment. The primary outcome was social and role functioning and defeatist performance attitudes were the secondary outcome. Attenuated positive and negative symptoms, anxiety, depression, self-efficacy, and beliefs about self and others were examined as exploratory outcomes. Results There were no significant differences between the 2 groups at baseline or either of the 2 follow-ups. However, at follow-ups, in each group there were significant improvements in clinical symptoms. These could not be attributed to group treatment since there was no control or wait-list group. Conclusions Since poor social functioning is one of the most observed difficulties in CHR individuals, and a decline in social functioning may be a significant predictor of later transition to psychosis, future work will be needed to find effective treatments for this decline in functioning for CHR youth.
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- Jean Addington
- Department of Psychiatry, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
- Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, USA
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Mitchell-Miland C, McCarthy S, Chinman M. Peer specialists deliver cognitive behavioral social skills training compared to social skills training and treatment as usual to veterans with serious mental illness: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials 2022; 23:439. [PMID: 35610658 PMCID: PMC9128285 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-022-06376-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Accepted: 05/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Serious mental illness (SMI) affects 4.6% of the American population. While treatments are available, adherence to specific regimens is often suboptimal. Multiple organizations, such as the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), have called for more options that improve accessibility and engagement to treatment among individuals with SMI. This study protocol answers such calls by testing the effectiveness of peer specialists-individuals with SMI trained to use their experience to help others with SMI-in delivering social skills training (SST) and cognitive behavioral social skills training (CBSST), evidence-based treatments effective at engaging individuals with SMI to make behavioral and cognitive changes. Peer specialists have been shown to be adept at engaging those with SMI in treatment; however, their ability to deliver these structured treatments is unknown. METHODS This study is a randomized, hybrid 1, research assistant-blinded, superiority trial. A total of 252 veterans with SMI will be recruited and randomized to one of three arms: CBSST-Peer vs. SST-Peer vs. treatment as usual. Participants randomized to CBSST-Peer or SST-Peer will participate in a 20-week group-based intervention that meets weekly for a 60-min class. All participants will complete 4 study assessments at baseline, 10 weeks, 20 weeks, and 32 weeks. A multidimensional battery of functional outcomes will be used with the Independent Living Skills Survey (ILSS) as the primary outcome measure. Post-study completion, veterans who participated in the CBSST-Peer or SST-Peer arms will randomly be invited to participate in focus groups, and peer specialists will complete interviews to further assess the effectiveness of each intervention. DISCUSSION Improving care and outcomes for individuals with SMI is a national priority. To improve care, it is imperative to think about new ways to improve engagement and accessibility to care. This study provides an innovative solution to this problem by evaluating how two different types of treatment, delivered by peer specialists, compare to usual care. The results of the study will allow for the expansion of treatment options that improve access and engagement among veterans with SMI.
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- Chantele Mitchell-Miland
- VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System University Drive Division, CHERP/MIRECC, Pittsburgh, PA USA
- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 200 Meyran Ave., Suite 300, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA
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- VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System University Drive Division, Health Science, Pittsburgh, PA USA
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- VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System University Drive Division, CHERP/MIRECC, Pittsburgh, PA USA
- RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA USA
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Kelsven S, Brummit K, Devoe D, Santesteban-Echarri O, Auther A, Cornblatt B, Cadenhead K, Granholm E, Holden J, Kelly M, Addington J. Cognitive-Behavioral Social Skills Training Adapted for Youth at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis. J Cogn Psychother 2022; 37:JCP-2021-0029.R1. [PMID: 35470152 DOI: 10.1891/jcp-2021-0029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Interventions for functional impairments in adolescents and young adults at clinical high risk (CHR) for psychosis are needed. Cognitive-Behavioral Social Skills Training (CBSST) has been found to improve functioning in patients with schizophrenia. The CBSST manual was adapted for CHR and implemented across 3 sites. The key changes that were made were to present a focus of normalization and destigmatization of attenuated psychotic symptoms and since CBSST has a major focus on role plays, problem solving and challenging thoughts, examples of these were changed to be more appropriate for this young CHR population. We describe the manual modifications and present fidelity data to examine the success of training and supervision methods in a multi-site randomized controlled trial of CBSST in CHR youth. Fidelity was high and comparable across sites. Case vignettes are presented to demonstrate how CBSST techniques were adapted for UHR individuals to target functional impairments.
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- Skylar Kelsven
- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System
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- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Division of Psychiatry Research, Zucker Hillside Hospital, Northwell Health, Glen Oaks, NY
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- Division of Psychiatry Research, Zucker Hillside Hospital, Northwell Health, Glen Oaks, NY
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- Division of Psychiatry Research, Zucker Hillside Hospital, Northwell Health, Glen Oaks, NY
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- Division of Psychiatry Research, Zucker Hillside Hospital, Northwell Health, Glen Oaks, NY
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System
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- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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Addington J, Liu L, Santesteban-Echarri O, Brummitt K, Braun A, Cadenhead KS, Cornblatt BA, Holden JL, Granholm E. Cognitive behavioural social skills training: Methods of a randomized controlled trial for youth at risk of psychosis. Early Interv Psychiatry 2021; 15:1626-1636. [PMID: 33398922 DOI: 10.1111/eip.13102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2020] [Revised: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 12/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIM Poor functioning has become a hallmark of many youth at clinical high-risk (CHR) of psychosis. Even for those who do not make the transition to psychosis remain troubled by functional deficits and a decline in functioning increases the odds of transitioning to psychosis. There are very few treatment studies that have attempted to improve social and role functioning. The aim of this paper is to describe the methods of a treatment study to address social and role functioning in CHR. METHODS This was a randomized controlled trial of cognitive-behavioural social skills training (CBSST) versus a supportive therapy. CBSST combines elements of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) and social skills training (SST), two evidence-based treatments for schizophrenia. By adding CBT to SST to target functioning outcomes, SST can be used to train new social skills, and thoughts that interfere with skilled performance in the real world can be addressed using CBT. We developed an adapted version of CBSST, more appropriate for the age range and illness severity of typical CHR individuals, to attempt to show improvements in social and role functioning for these young people. RESULTS Two hundred and three participants were recruited for this study. Results include initial baseline data. CONCLUSION This article describes the baseline methodology of a CHR youth who have difficulties in social and/or role functioning. It is one of the first clinical trials to address this significant problem.
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- Jean Addington
- Department of Psychiatry, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Zucker Hillside Hospital, Long Island, New York, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California, USA.,Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California, USA
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Stigma of Treatment Stages for First-Episode Psychosis: A Conceptual Framework for Early Intervention Services. Harv Rev Psychiatry 2021; 29:131-141. [PMID: 33666396 PMCID: PMC9931450 DOI: 10.1097/hrp.0000000000000288] [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] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Early intervention services (EIS; in the United States, Coordinated Specialty Care) can lead to substantial improvements in psychiatric symptoms and social functioning for individuals with first-episode psychosis who engage in treatment. Nevertheless, stigma associated with early intervention services can limit their full potential benefits by preventing or reducing participation. Drawing from Corrigan's "why try" model positing relationships between public and self-stigma, engagement in treatment services, and the EIS treatment model, this article proposes a framework that delineates how distinct forms of stigma are linked to given stages of treatment engagement in first-episode psychosis. We identify three phases of engagement: (1) community outreach, which has associations with public stigma; (2) the referral and evaluation process, which primarily has associations with self-stigma; and (3) EIS, which have associations with self-stigma and its psychosocial consequences. For each phase, we describe evidence-based strategies typically provided by EIS programs, using OnTrackNY as an exemplary model, to illustrate potential linkages in our conceptual framework. By specifying how distinct forms of stigma are associated with EIS treatment stages, this framework is intended to guide EIS programs in explicitly addressing stigma to optimize recovery of individuals with first-episode psychosis.
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Development and Feasibility Exploration of a Combined Compensatory and Restorative Approach to Addressing Cognitive Challenges in Early Intervention Psychosis. COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIORAL PRACTICE 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2020.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Oursler J, Lu W, Herrick S, Harris K. Using Direct Skills Teaching to Improve Job Skills for Persons With Disabilities. JOURNAL OF EMPLOYMENT COUNSELING 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/joec.12113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Janice Oursler
- Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling ProfessionsRutgers University
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- Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling ProfessionsRutgers University
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- Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling ProfessionsRutgers University
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- New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired Newark New Jersey
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