Pub Date : 2022-08-25DOI: 10.1080/17522439.2022.2111593
M. Halliburton
ABSTRACT Background According to the WHO, people diagnosed with schizophrenia in developing countries recover more fully than people with the same diagnosis in developed countries. At a time when international organizations are attempting to scale up biomedical psychiatric interventions in India and other low-income countries, it is important to understand why a place like India is doing better in recovery from serious psychosis. Method Interviews of 20 people diagnosed with schizophrenia in Kerala, India were conducted to determine level of functioning and quality of worklife. Quantitative assessments of the relations between these factors were undertaken along with qualitative, ethnographic analysis of narratives of interviewees. Results Analysis of interviews shows that quality of worklife is correlated with higher functioning among this group, and service user narratives claim that work enabled their recovery. Comparisons to other research further indicates that people in India with this diagnosis are more often employed than people with the same diagnosis in the United States and Europe. Discussion Employment and the quality of worklife appear to be positively related to recovery in terms of increasing functionality among people diagnosed with schizophrenia in this part of India. Certain employment programs and sociocultural factors likely contribute to differences in outcome.
{"title":"Work and recovery from schizophrenia in India: a mixed methods study in Kerala","authors":"M. Halliburton","doi":"10.1080/17522439.2022.2111593","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17522439.2022.2111593","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Background According to the WHO, people diagnosed with schizophrenia in developing countries recover more fully than people with the same diagnosis in developed countries. At a time when international organizations are attempting to scale up biomedical psychiatric interventions in India and other low-income countries, it is important to understand why a place like India is doing better in recovery from serious psychosis. Method Interviews of 20 people diagnosed with schizophrenia in Kerala, India were conducted to determine level of functioning and quality of worklife. Quantitative assessments of the relations between these factors were undertaken along with qualitative, ethnographic analysis of narratives of interviewees. Results Analysis of interviews shows that quality of worklife is correlated with higher functioning among this group, and service user narratives claim that work enabled their recovery. Comparisons to other research further indicates that people in India with this diagnosis are more often employed than people with the same diagnosis in the United States and Europe. Discussion Employment and the quality of worklife appear to be positively related to recovery in terms of increasing functionality among people diagnosed with schizophrenia in this part of India. Certain employment programs and sociocultural factors likely contribute to differences in outcome.","PeriodicalId":46344,"journal":{"name":"Psychosis-Psychological Social and Integrative Approaches","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46452888","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-08-25DOI: 10.1080/17522439.2022.2109717
Casandra Roy Gelencser, Geneviève Sauvé, Susanna Konsztowicz, C. Bélanger, M. Lepage
ABSTRACT Background The presence of good clinical and cognitive insight has been linked to depression in people diagnosed with schizophrenia. Clinical and cognitive insight, respectively, refer to the awareness of one’s symptoms and need for treatment and to being conscious of modifications in one’s reasoning processes. Engulfment, or over-identification to a sick role that becomes the patient’s central identity, has been found to mediate the relationship between clinical insight and depression. However, the relationship between engulfment, cognitive insight and depression has not been investigated. Consequently, this study examined the potential mediating role of engulfment in the association between cognitive insight and depression Methods The sample consisted of 140 participants diagnosed with enduring schizophrenia (for at least 3 years). Correlation and mediation analyses were conducted to examine associations between cognitive insight, engulfment and depressive symptomatology Results Our analyses revealed that cognitive insight was significantly and positively correlated with engulfment. This association was driven by the self-reflectiveness subscale of the Beck Cognitive Insight Scale. Engulfment was significantly correlated with depression. Finally, engulfment mediated the relationship between cognitive insight, and depression. Discussion In the context of good cognitive insight, engulfment should be a target for psychological interventions aimed at lowering the risk of depression.
{"title":"The impact of mental illness on self-concept: relationship between engulfment, cognitive insight, and depression in schizophrenia","authors":"Casandra Roy Gelencser, Geneviève Sauvé, Susanna Konsztowicz, C. Bélanger, M. Lepage","doi":"10.1080/17522439.2022.2109717","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17522439.2022.2109717","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Background The presence of good clinical and cognitive insight has been linked to depression in people diagnosed with schizophrenia. Clinical and cognitive insight, respectively, refer to the awareness of one’s symptoms and need for treatment and to being conscious of modifications in one’s reasoning processes. Engulfment, or over-identification to a sick role that becomes the patient’s central identity, has been found to mediate the relationship between clinical insight and depression. However, the relationship between engulfment, cognitive insight and depression has not been investigated. Consequently, this study examined the potential mediating role of engulfment in the association between cognitive insight and depression Methods The sample consisted of 140 participants diagnosed with enduring schizophrenia (for at least 3 years). Correlation and mediation analyses were conducted to examine associations between cognitive insight, engulfment and depressive symptomatology Results Our analyses revealed that cognitive insight was significantly and positively correlated with engulfment. This association was driven by the self-reflectiveness subscale of the Beck Cognitive Insight Scale. Engulfment was significantly correlated with depression. Finally, engulfment mediated the relationship between cognitive insight, and depression. Discussion In the context of good cognitive insight, engulfment should be a target for psychological interventions aimed at lowering the risk of depression.","PeriodicalId":46344,"journal":{"name":"Psychosis-Psychological Social and Integrative Approaches","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41482276","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-08-12DOI: 10.1080/17522439.2022.2108489
Alexandra Bone, Rachel Terry, Rebecca Whitfield
ABSTRACT Background Early Intervention in Psychosis Services (EIP) offer a unique service model for people experiencing a first episode of psychosis. They are intensive case-management services which adopt an assertive outreach approach, employing flexible boundaries to meet clients in the community, and support them towards recovery and holistic goals. Current boundary theory is therefore not easily applied to this clinical context. This study aimed to explore how care-co-ordinators in EIP develop their understanding and practise around navigating boundaries. Methods Participants were 13 EIP care co-ordinators. Semi-structured interviews with participants were conducted and analysed using grounded theory. Results A concentric model emerged, defining different layers of influence impacting care co-ordinators’ navigation of boundaries. This included higher governing levels (e.g. professional codes of conduct), factors and challenges specific to EIP culture, client characteristics and individual care co-ordinator decision-making processes. A flexible, case-by-case approach was adopted in response to challenges. Discussion Findings suggest clinical implications for how care co-ordinators can jointly construct appropriate boundaries with clients and families, and discuss dilemmas using the team resource. This model can be used as a tool in clinical practice to aid clinicians’ thinking and reflection around boundaries within EIP.
{"title":"“It’s a dent, not a break”: an exploration of how care co-ordinators understand and navigate boundaries in early intervention in psychosis services","authors":"Alexandra Bone, Rachel Terry, Rebecca Whitfield","doi":"10.1080/17522439.2022.2108489","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17522439.2022.2108489","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Background Early Intervention in Psychosis Services (EIP) offer a unique service model for people experiencing a first episode of psychosis. They are intensive case-management services which adopt an assertive outreach approach, employing flexible boundaries to meet clients in the community, and support them towards recovery and holistic goals. Current boundary theory is therefore not easily applied to this clinical context. This study aimed to explore how care-co-ordinators in EIP develop their understanding and practise around navigating boundaries. Methods Participants were 13 EIP care co-ordinators. Semi-structured interviews with participants were conducted and analysed using grounded theory. Results A concentric model emerged, defining different layers of influence impacting care co-ordinators’ navigation of boundaries. This included higher governing levels (e.g. professional codes of conduct), factors and challenges specific to EIP culture, client characteristics and individual care co-ordinator decision-making processes. A flexible, case-by-case approach was adopted in response to challenges. Discussion Findings suggest clinical implications for how care co-ordinators can jointly construct appropriate boundaries with clients and families, and discuss dilemmas using the team resource. This model can be used as a tool in clinical practice to aid clinicians’ thinking and reflection around boundaries within EIP.","PeriodicalId":46344,"journal":{"name":"Psychosis-Psychological Social and Integrative Approaches","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"60194981","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-07-08DOI: 10.1080/17522439.2022.2086607
Hanna de Waal, M. Boyle, A. Cooke
ABSTRACT Background The concept of schizophrenia has been contested since its inception. Over the last decades, criticism of the concept has become increasingly mainstream and calls for its abandonment have intensified. Nevertheless, the concept remains widely used and retains taken-for-granted status within much mental health research and practice. The combination of its contested status and continued use raises questions about how it is used and with what implications for people who receive the diagnosis. Methods This study explores how ‘schizophrenia’ is spoken about by mental health professionals who use the diagnosis in day-to-day practice. Eight interviews with professionals across professions were analysed using Foucauldian Discourse Analysis. Results Two striking and consistent themes were identified. The first is a discrepancy between the way participants talked about ‘schizophrenia’ to the interviewer, and the way they described talking about it in clinical encounters. The second is the potentially entrapping impact of the wider discourses participants drew on in talk about clinical encounters. Conclusions The study concludes with reflections on how those working in the mental health field can break out of this discursive entrapment, and help the people they work with do the same.
{"title":"Trapped in contradictions: professionals’ accounts of the concept of schizophrenia and its use in clinical practice","authors":"Hanna de Waal, M. Boyle, A. Cooke","doi":"10.1080/17522439.2022.2086607","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17522439.2022.2086607","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Background The concept of schizophrenia has been contested since its inception. Over the last decades, criticism of the concept has become increasingly mainstream and calls for its abandonment have intensified. Nevertheless, the concept remains widely used and retains taken-for-granted status within much mental health research and practice. The combination of its contested status and continued use raises questions about how it is used and with what implications for people who receive the diagnosis. Methods This study explores how ‘schizophrenia’ is spoken about by mental health professionals who use the diagnosis in day-to-day practice. Eight interviews with professionals across professions were analysed using Foucauldian Discourse Analysis. Results Two striking and consistent themes were identified. The first is a discrepancy between the way participants talked about ‘schizophrenia’ to the interviewer, and the way they described talking about it in clinical encounters. The second is the potentially entrapping impact of the wider discourses participants drew on in talk about clinical encounters. Conclusions The study concludes with reflections on how those working in the mental health field can break out of this discursive entrapment, and help the people they work with do the same.","PeriodicalId":46344,"journal":{"name":"Psychosis-Psychological Social and Integrative Approaches","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43382669","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-06-17DOI: 10.1080/17522439.2022.2089206
Christopher A. Fowler, L. Faith, Meghan E. Murphy, M. Rempfer
ABSTRACT Background Although living openly with psychosis or other serious mental illness (SMI) can be important for recovery, people often conceal this identity. Social-cognitive models of diagnostic concealment/disclosure posit that perception of symptoms (e.g. perceived neurocognitive symptoms), rather than objective symptoms, evokes concern regarding disclosure. The study aims to: 1) highlight fear of diagnostic disclosure (DD) as a recovery barrier; 2) examine whether perceived symptoms or subjective neurocognitive complaints (SNCS) are associated with greater fear of DD; and 3) determine whether fear of DD is a mechanism (mediator) through which SNCS impact recovery. Methods Fifty people experiencing SMI completed measures of recovery, fear of DD, SNCS and objective neurocognition. Three participants were excluded due to incomplete testing. Results To address Aim 1, correlations revealed negative associations for recovery with SNCS and fear of DD. SNCS and fear of DD were positively correlated. Better objective neurocognition was positively associated with SNCS, but not recovery. Consistent with Aims 2 and 3, SNCS were negatively associated with recovery via association with fear of DD. Discussion Results suggest fear of DD is associated with perceived difficulties, independent of actual functioning. Treatments targeting disclosure may hold promise for facilitating recovery.
{"title":"Examining the effects of subjective and objective neurocognition on recovery within serious mental illness: the role of diagnostic disclosure","authors":"Christopher A. Fowler, L. Faith, Meghan E. Murphy, M. Rempfer","doi":"10.1080/17522439.2022.2089206","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17522439.2022.2089206","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Background Although living openly with psychosis or other serious mental illness (SMI) can be important for recovery, people often conceal this identity. Social-cognitive models of diagnostic concealment/disclosure posit that perception of symptoms (e.g. perceived neurocognitive symptoms), rather than objective symptoms, evokes concern regarding disclosure. The study aims to: 1) highlight fear of diagnostic disclosure (DD) as a recovery barrier; 2) examine whether perceived symptoms or subjective neurocognitive complaints (SNCS) are associated with greater fear of DD; and 3) determine whether fear of DD is a mechanism (mediator) through which SNCS impact recovery. Methods Fifty people experiencing SMI completed measures of recovery, fear of DD, SNCS and objective neurocognition. Three participants were excluded due to incomplete testing. Results To address Aim 1, correlations revealed negative associations for recovery with SNCS and fear of DD. SNCS and fear of DD were positively correlated. Better objective neurocognition was positively associated with SNCS, but not recovery. Consistent with Aims 2 and 3, SNCS were negatively associated with recovery via association with fear of DD. Discussion Results suggest fear of DD is associated with perceived difficulties, independent of actual functioning. Treatments targeting disclosure may hold promise for facilitating recovery.","PeriodicalId":46344,"journal":{"name":"Psychosis-Psychological Social and Integrative Approaches","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48907425","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-05-12DOI: 10.1080/17522439.2021.2023614
Sarah V. McIlwaine, M. Ferrari, S. Iyer, A. Malla, J. Shah
ABSTRACT Background Emerging research and early identification efforts have aimed to identify individuals at clinical high risk for psychosis (CHR). While specialized services for CHR are currently in place, there has been little examination of the subjective experience of those seeking help and accessing these services. The purpose of this article was to describe how initial mental health problems led young people at CHR to seek help, as well as their experiences with mental health care en route to a CHR service. Methods Eleven participants receiving care at a CHR service in Montreal, Canada were interviewed. Results Participants’ experiences with mental health difficulties resulted in barriers to their everyday activities, which eventually prompted them to seek out services. Long wait times and other challenges emerged when participants began their mental health care journey, while strong collaboration between services was a facilitator of rapid access to needed care. Discussion These experiences underscore the need for treatment planning of CHR service to be adaptable to the varied and changing experiences of young people at CHR.
{"title":"A qualitative study of help-seeking experiences leading up to a specialized service for youth at risk of psychosis","authors":"Sarah V. McIlwaine, M. Ferrari, S. Iyer, A. Malla, J. Shah","doi":"10.1080/17522439.2021.2023614","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17522439.2021.2023614","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Background Emerging research and early identification efforts have aimed to identify individuals at clinical high risk for psychosis (CHR). While specialized services for CHR are currently in place, there has been little examination of the subjective experience of those seeking help and accessing these services. The purpose of this article was to describe how initial mental health problems led young people at CHR to seek help, as well as their experiences with mental health care en route to a CHR service. Methods Eleven participants receiving care at a CHR service in Montreal, Canada were interviewed. Results Participants’ experiences with mental health difficulties resulted in barriers to their everyday activities, which eventually prompted them to seek out services. Long wait times and other challenges emerged when participants began their mental health care journey, while strong collaboration between services was a facilitator of rapid access to needed care. Discussion These experiences underscore the need for treatment planning of CHR service to be adaptable to the varied and changing experiences of young people at CHR.","PeriodicalId":46344,"journal":{"name":"Psychosis-Psychological Social and Integrative Approaches","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45497509","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-05-03DOI: 10.1080/17522439.2022.2068645
Hannah Greenwood, Anjula Gupta, C. Sanderson
ABSTRACT Background Research suggests a correlation between homelessness and the prevalence of distressing unusual experiences and beliefs. This study aimed to explore how previously homeless individuals make sense of distressing unusual experiences and beliefs, by hearing their stories. Method Narrative analysis was used to understand the stories of six previously homeless White British males who reported distressing unusual experiences and beliefs. Results Participants’ stories involved a holistic and whole-life approach when making sense of distressing unusual beliefs and experiences. Plots included interpersonal experiences (trauma and abuse; loss; judgemental attitudes; fitting in and relational coping), and their intrapersonal consequences (physical wellbeing; substance use; spiritual, religious, and paranormal experiences; and safety, security, and stability). Discussion A holistic, psychosocial, and whole-life approach may be helpful to support homeless individuals to make sense of distressing unusual experiences and beliefs and their coping responses. It may also be helpful to consider the changing sense of power, agency and autonomy when hearing their stories.
{"title":"Distressing unusual experiences and beliefs in the lives of previously homeless individuals: a narrative analysis of the stories of white British men","authors":"Hannah Greenwood, Anjula Gupta, C. Sanderson","doi":"10.1080/17522439.2022.2068645","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17522439.2022.2068645","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Background Research suggests a correlation between homelessness and the prevalence of distressing unusual experiences and beliefs. This study aimed to explore how previously homeless individuals make sense of distressing unusual experiences and beliefs, by hearing their stories. Method Narrative analysis was used to understand the stories of six previously homeless White British males who reported distressing unusual experiences and beliefs. Results Participants’ stories involved a holistic and whole-life approach when making sense of distressing unusual beliefs and experiences. Plots included interpersonal experiences (trauma and abuse; loss; judgemental attitudes; fitting in and relational coping), and their intrapersonal consequences (physical wellbeing; substance use; spiritual, religious, and paranormal experiences; and safety, security, and stability). Discussion A holistic, psychosocial, and whole-life approach may be helpful to support homeless individuals to make sense of distressing unusual experiences and beliefs and their coping responses. It may also be helpful to consider the changing sense of power, agency and autonomy when hearing their stories.","PeriodicalId":46344,"journal":{"name":"Psychosis-Psychological Social and Integrative Approaches","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48628107","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-04-27DOI: 10.1080/17522439.2022.2052450
Erika Renedo Illarregi, K. Alexiou, Gina DiMalta, T. Zamenopoulos
ABSTRACT Background A co-design project, consisting of individual and collective design activities, was organized with clients of a mental health service, in order to explore its potential to support people with psychosis. The group met for approximately two hours, weekly, for six months, participating in design activities and collectively deciding on the project purpose and outcome – a boardgame. Methods The experience of one group participant (Anthony) is explored, selected as the first case study within an Interpretative Phenomenological Analytical (IPA) framework. Following IPA’s ideographic focus, Anthony’s case was purposefully selected, as it portrayed a detailed picture, informing theoretical reflection on designing as therapeutic. The paper includes Anthony’s first-hand account, combined with an analysis of data from three semi-structured interviews, photographic evidence and a reflective diary kept by the lead researcher. Results Results suggest that, for Anthony, design activity: a) helps developing a sense of agency b) is experienced as grounding in reality c) contributes to the development of inter-personal relationships, and d) has a different sense of rhythm than artistic practice. Discussion These results are contextualized within literature on the lived experience of psychosis and suggest that designing can be beneficial for people with psychosis, providing the backdrop for further research and practice.
{"title":"Is designing therapeutic? A case study exploring the experience of co-design and psychosis","authors":"Erika Renedo Illarregi, K. Alexiou, Gina DiMalta, T. Zamenopoulos","doi":"10.1080/17522439.2022.2052450","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17522439.2022.2052450","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Background A co-design project, consisting of individual and collective design activities, was organized with clients of a mental health service, in order to explore its potential to support people with psychosis. The group met for approximately two hours, weekly, for six months, participating in design activities and collectively deciding on the project purpose and outcome – a boardgame. Methods The experience of one group participant (Anthony) is explored, selected as the first case study within an Interpretative Phenomenological Analytical (IPA) framework. Following IPA’s ideographic focus, Anthony’s case was purposefully selected, as it portrayed a detailed picture, informing theoretical reflection on designing as therapeutic. The paper includes Anthony’s first-hand account, combined with an analysis of data from three semi-structured interviews, photographic evidence and a reflective diary kept by the lead researcher. Results Results suggest that, for Anthony, design activity: a) helps developing a sense of agency b) is experienced as grounding in reality c) contributes to the development of inter-personal relationships, and d) has a different sense of rhythm than artistic practice. Discussion These results are contextualized within literature on the lived experience of psychosis and suggest that designing can be beneficial for people with psychosis, providing the backdrop for further research and practice.","PeriodicalId":46344,"journal":{"name":"Psychosis-Psychological Social and Integrative Approaches","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42426142","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-04-20DOI: 10.1080/17522439.2022.2061041
F. J. Rosas-Santiago, Janet Jiménez Genchi, Isaí Sotelo Heredia, Víctor Enrique Ramírez Zamora
ABSTRACT Background This article reports the results of a study designed to describe and analyze the effect of a psychological intervention with psychoeducational components and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy techniques in a sample of informal primary caregivers of patients with a first psychotic episode. Method The experimental study involved 37 subjects, 18 of whom received the intervention and 19 of whom were on the waiting list. Pre- and post-intervention measurements were performed of the variables: perceived overload, burnout syndrome and stress coping. Treatment consisted of eight weekly group sessions. Results Prior to treatment, the scores of the variables studied in the control and experimental groups were equivalent. After the intervention, compared to the control group and after the possible influence of time on the results had been analyzed, it was found that those who had received treatment reported a significant decrease in “perceived overload” and “burnout syndrome”, as well as an increase in the use of “active coping” strategies. The changes were found to have small and medium effect sizes. Discussion Clinicians working in early care services for psychosis may consider this multi-component intervention an effective support strategy for enhancing the psychological well-being of caregivers.
{"title":"Psychoeducation and group acceptance and commitment therapy as psychological support strategies for informal caregivers of patients with a first psychotic episode: an experimental study","authors":"F. J. Rosas-Santiago, Janet Jiménez Genchi, Isaí Sotelo Heredia, Víctor Enrique Ramírez Zamora","doi":"10.1080/17522439.2022.2061041","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17522439.2022.2061041","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Background This article reports the results of a study designed to describe and analyze the effect of a psychological intervention with psychoeducational components and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy techniques in a sample of informal primary caregivers of patients with a first psychotic episode. Method The experimental study involved 37 subjects, 18 of whom received the intervention and 19 of whom were on the waiting list. Pre- and post-intervention measurements were performed of the variables: perceived overload, burnout syndrome and stress coping. Treatment consisted of eight weekly group sessions. Results Prior to treatment, the scores of the variables studied in the control and experimental groups were equivalent. After the intervention, compared to the control group and after the possible influence of time on the results had been analyzed, it was found that those who had received treatment reported a significant decrease in “perceived overload” and “burnout syndrome”, as well as an increase in the use of “active coping” strategies. The changes were found to have small and medium effect sizes. Discussion Clinicians working in early care services for psychosis may consider this multi-component intervention an effective support strategy for enhancing the psychological well-being of caregivers.","PeriodicalId":46344,"journal":{"name":"Psychosis-Psychological Social and Integrative Approaches","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-04-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46900137","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-04-12DOI: 10.1080/17522439.2022.2052164
G. Jordan, Fiona Ng, A. Malla, S. Iyer
ABSTRACT Background Posttraumatic growth refers to the positive psychological changes that people experience following a traumatic or adverse event; and has been reported among people who have experienced a first episode of psychosis. This body of research has an important limitation of not having examined how experiences of posttraumatic growth following a first episode of psychosis change over time. In this study, we examined different aspects and facilitators of posttraumatic growth approximately one year following participants’ initial interview. Methods Data were collected via semi-structured individual interviews with seven participants and analyzed using thematic analysis. Themes generated from the follow-up interviews were compared with those developed from the initial interviews. Results Participants experienced challenges at the intersection of trauma, social adversity, and oppression; yet they also reported an improved sense of self; improved relationships with others; embracing existing or new activities; and engaging with and giving back to others. These changes were facilitated by personal resources; social and community-based support; and traditional mental health services and interventions. Discussion Posttraumatic growth may continue over time. The broader social determinants of health that may lead to a resurgence of psychosis and potential challenges to posttraumatic growth, such as inequality, poverty, and discrimination, should be addressed.
{"title":"A longitudinal qualitative follow-up study of post-traumatic growth among service users who experienced positive change following a first episode of psychosis","authors":"G. Jordan, Fiona Ng, A. Malla, S. Iyer","doi":"10.1080/17522439.2022.2052164","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17522439.2022.2052164","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Background Posttraumatic growth refers to the positive psychological changes that people experience following a traumatic or adverse event; and has been reported among people who have experienced a first episode of psychosis. This body of research has an important limitation of not having examined how experiences of posttraumatic growth following a first episode of psychosis change over time. In this study, we examined different aspects and facilitators of posttraumatic growth approximately one year following participants’ initial interview. Methods Data were collected via semi-structured individual interviews with seven participants and analyzed using thematic analysis. Themes generated from the follow-up interviews were compared with those developed from the initial interviews. Results Participants experienced challenges at the intersection of trauma, social adversity, and oppression; yet they also reported an improved sense of self; improved relationships with others; embracing existing or new activities; and engaging with and giving back to others. These changes were facilitated by personal resources; social and community-based support; and traditional mental health services and interventions. Discussion Posttraumatic growth may continue over time. The broader social determinants of health that may lead to a resurgence of psychosis and potential challenges to posttraumatic growth, such as inequality, poverty, and discrimination, should be addressed.","PeriodicalId":46344,"journal":{"name":"Psychosis-Psychological Social and Integrative Approaches","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-04-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44563001","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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