Worry & persecutory delusions: a brief group intervention

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Evaluation of a brief worry intervention for people with persecutory delusions: are groups an effective form of delivery?

• IRAS ID

  148533

• Contact name

  Alison Mulligan

• Contact email

  alison.mulligan@oxleas.nhs.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

• Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier

  N/A, N/A

• Duration of Study in the UK

  1 years, 0 months, 1 days

• Research summary

  Does a brief group intervention targeting worry impact on worry, persecutory ideation and distress in people with persecutory delusions? A pilot study.
  Pilot studies to date have shown that brief, low intensity cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) worry interventions can be effective in reducing delusional distress and levels of worry in people with persecutory delusions. Thus far this effect has only been demonstrated when the therapy is delivered individually. The aim of this study is to establish whether delivering the intervention in a group format will be effective. Group interventions can be a more cost-effective format, and offer additional clinical benefits, as participants’ difficulties are normalised in a way that is harder to achieve in individual therapy. Service-users with psychosis, however, may struggle to access groups due to social anxiety and paranoia. We aim to determine whether offering this intervention in a group format is realistic and acceptable to clients.

• REC name

  London - London Bridge Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  14/LO/2055

• Date of REC Opinion

  27 Jan 2015

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion