The influence of Eye Movement treatment on imagery in psychosis
- Conditions
- 1. Psychotic disorders/ 2. Schizophrenia10039628
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON38619
- Lead Sponsor
- Altrecht GGZ (Den Dolder)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Withdrawn
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Outpatients with a diagnosis in the spectrum of psychotic disorders (Schizophrenia of Schizoaffective, delusional or other psychotic disorder), will participate. Patients are between the age of 18 and 60 years, have an IQ above 80 and have no problems with the Dutch language.
People with severe or acute psychotic symptoms (with a PANNS score > 6) and people with dissociative disorders are also excluded. All patients take antipsychotic medication, and there will be no policies of changing the medication in dose or sort during the study. IQ below 80 will be excluded.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Emotionality and vividness of the imagey are rated on VASs (emotional tension<br /><br>rate) that run from *0* (not at all) to *10* (extremely).</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Perceived effectiveness. For each treatment condition, patients will be rated<br /><br>on 100 mm VASs the degree to which they think it will help them. VASs ranges<br /><br>from *0* (will not be helpful at all) to *100* (will be extremely helpful).<br /><br><br /><br>Preference. Patients will indicate which of the three interventions they would<br /><br>prefer in their continuing treatment.<br /><br><br /><br>Verbal elucidation of preference. Patients will be invited to elucidate their<br /><br>preference in one or more sentences.</p><br>