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Social Cognition and Interaction Training for Adults With Psychotic Disorders: An Open Pilot Study in Finland

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Psychotic Disorder
Cognitive Function 1, Social
Interventions
Behavioral: Social Cognition and Interaction Training
Registration Number
NCT02399020
Lead Sponsor
Helsinki University Central Hospital
Brief Summary

33 individuals with a psychotic disorder were given 22-24 sessions weekly or twice weekly of Social Cognition and Interaction Training (SCIT) and evaluated at the baseline and after the intervention. Main outcome was improvement in social cognition according to specific measures of facial emotion identification, Theory of Mind, attributional bias, social cognitive accuracy and metacognitive overconfidence.

Detailed Description

33 clinically stable in- and outpatients with chart diagnoses of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder or unspecified nonorganic psychosis, aged 18-56 years, were given 22-24 weekly or twice weekly sessions of a manualized group treatment for improvement of social cognition, Social Cognition and Interaction Training (1,2). Main outcome was defined as improvement in social cognition according to specific measures of facial emotion identification, Theory of Mind, attributional bias, social cognitive accuracy and metacognitive overconfidence.Emotion perception was measured with the Facial Emotion Identification Task (FEIT) (3); Theory of Mind was measured with the Hinting Task (4) and attributional bias with the Ambiguous Intentions Hostility Questionnaire-Ambiguous Items (AIHQ-A) (5). In addition, broad-based social cognitive accuracy, attributional bias and metacognitive overconfidence was measured with the Social Cognition Screening Questionnaire. All the measures were evaluated at the baseline and immediately after the intervention. Changes in total scores for the FEIT and Hinting Task, and the three subscales of AIHQ-A and SCSQ were analysed separately using paired samples t-test in IBM SPSS Statistics version 21.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
33
Inclusion Criteria
  • clinical diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder or psychosis NOS
  • inpatients in longer-stay rehabilitation wards or outpatients in supported housing
  • stable clinical condition
  • written informed consent
  • problems in social relationships according to the clinical staff
  • standard medical treatment provided by the care facilities
Exclusion Criteria
  • inadequate command of Finnish language
  • unstable clinical condition

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
SCIT groupSocial Cognition and Interaction TrainingSocial Cognition and Interaction Training intervention group
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
improvement in social cognitive ability11-24 weeks

improvement according to measures of facial emotion recognition, theory of mind, attributional bias and social cognitive accuracy.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Aurora Hospital

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Helsinki, Finland

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