The Nightmare Intervention Study: A pilot randomised controlled trial of a brief cognitive behavioural therapy for nightmares for patients with persecutory delusions

niversity of Oxford0 个研究点目标入组 24 人开始时间: 2015年11月20日最近更新: 2022年1月17日

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2019 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31129983/ (added 07/01/2022)

•1. Currently experiencing one or more nightmares per week
•2. A current persecutory delusion, as defined by Freeman and Garety (2000)
•3. A cut off of 33 or above on part A or B on the Green Paranoid Thoughts Scale (Green et al., 2008).
•4. Nightmares are at least moderately distressing (on a 7 point Likert scale, scoring at least 4).
•5. Nightmares have been present for at least three months (i.e. chronic).
•6. Aged between 18 and 65 years
•7. A clinical diagnosis of non-affective psychosis (schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder or psychosis not otherwise specified)
•8. Stable medication (both drug and dose) for at least four weeks and no planned medication changes. Where medication changes are planned, the patient will wait until medication has been stable before entering the trial.

•1. Screen positive for sleep apnoea with no history of having received a full assessment and / or treatment. If receiving optimal treatment for sleep apnoea, the patient will be invited to take part.
•2. Primary diagnosis of personality disorder, alcohol or substance dependency
•3. An organic syndrome or learning disability
•4. A command of spoken English inadequate for completing questionnaire measures, or engaging in therapy
•5. Currently receiving cognitive behavioural therapy or due to commence within the time frame of the trial
•6. Nightmares that are considered to be a side effect of medication by the treating psychiatrist

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