A randomised controlled trial evaluating the effects of Horyzons, a moderated online social therapy, on social functioning in young people with first episode psychosis.

Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health0 个研究点目标入组 170 人开始时间: 2014年1月3日最近更新: 2023年11月6日

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•Inclusion criteria for the study will be:
•(i) a first episode of a DSM-IV psychotic disorder or mood disorder with psychotic features
•(ii) aged 16-27 years inclusive
•(iii) less than or equal to 6 months treatment with an antipsychotic medication prior to registration with EPPIC
•(iv) remission of positive symptoms of psychosis*
•(v) less than or equal to 3 months to the due date of discharge from EPPIC
•(vi) low aggressiveness**
•(vii) moderate or lower suicidal risk***
•(viii) able to nominate an emergency contact
•*Remission of positive symptoms of psychosis is defined as 4 weeks or more of scores of 3 (mild) or below on the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) items:
•(i) conceptual disorganization (P2);
•(ii) unusual thought content (G9);
•score of 4 or below with no functional impairment on PANSS items:
•(iii) hallucinatory behaviour (P3);
•(iv) delusions (P1);
•**Low aggressiveness is defined as a score of 3 or below on the poor impulse control item of the PANSS for the month prior to study entry
•***Moderate or lower suicidal risk is defined as a score of 4 or below on the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale - expanded version (BPRS) suicidality subscale for the month preceding study entry.

•Exclusion criteria for the study will be:
•(i) intellectual disability*
•(ii) inability to converse in, or read English.
•(iii)DSM-IV diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder (ASPD)
•(iv) DSM-IV diagnosis of borderline personality disorder (BPD) with the additional criteria that the BPD features cause interpersonal difficulties in the treatment environment

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Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health