This project will systematically apply a specialist version of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), known as Recovery Therapy, to a random sample of patients with psychotic disorders. Previously, the therapy has been developed and efficacy established, but the extent of applicability to (unselected) mental health service patients is unknown. The main aim is to establish the extent to which this therapy is acceptable and effective for mental health service clients. A secondary aim is to develop guidelines for the conduct of such therapy in public mental health settings.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
94
Whittlesea Community Mental Health Service
Epping, Victoria, Australia
Darebin Community Mental Health Service
Preston, Victoria, Australia
To determine the applicability of cognitive behaviour therapy for psychosis in the "real world" setting of ordinary mental health services
To establish rates of uptake of Recovery Therapy amongst clients at a community mental health service
To establish effectiveness of therapy in clients who received a defined length of therapeutic contact (12-24 sessions)
To identify factors predicting uptake and effectiveness
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