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Reasoning and rehabilitation in mentally disordered offenders: a pilot randomised controlled trial

Completed
Conditions
Schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder
Mental 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
NameTimeMethod
Measures of antisocial and problematic behaviour
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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
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