Reasoning and rehabilitation in mentally disordered offenders: a pilot randomised controlled trial
Completed
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorderMental and Behavioural Disorders
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN46561083
- Lead Sponsor
- The Institute of Psychiatry (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 160
Inclusion Criteria
1. Male
2. Clinical diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder
3. Inpatient of adult forensic mental health service
4. A history of violent behaviour leading to current treatment episode
Exclusion Criteria
1. Intelligence quotient (IQ) less than 70
2. Score of greater than 4 on one of the P scales of positive and negative syndrome scale (PANSS)
4. Previously undergone R & R or similar programme
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Measures of antisocial and problematic behaviour
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Crime pics II - measures change in attitude to offending<br>2. Rosezweig picture-frustration study - measures response to frustration and aggressive response to everyday stress<br>3. Gudjonsson blame attribution inventory - measures how offenders attribute blame for their criminal acts<br>4. Social problem solving inventory revised - self report measure of problem solving style<br>5. Historical, clinical and risk management-20 (HCR-20) - measures change in risk of violence to others<br>5. Davies reactivity scale - measures change in emotional responses<br>6. Novaco anger - measures change in irritability and anger to everyday stresses<br>7. Jumping to conclusions task - measures change in probabilistic reasoning