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Cognitive Behavioral Social Skills Training in Early Onset Psychosis
Sponsor: Hospital Clinic of Barcelona
Summary
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and social skills training (SST) are recommended psychological interventions to improve symptomatology and functional recovery in psychosis. In addition, CBT may reduce hyperactivation of the brain structures responsible for the stress response. In patients with early onset psychotic disorder (EOP) there are not any previous controlled study that has analyzed the efficacy of this type of intervention. The aim of this study is to investigate efficacy of CBT + SST in symptomatic and functional improvement after the treatment in patients with EOP. The study will also examine the potential effect of the intervention on neurobiological stress markers.
Official title: Cognitive Behavioral Social Skills Training in Early-onset Psychosis: Efficacy in Psychotic Symptoms, Psyshosocial Functioning and Neurobiological and Epigenetic Stress Markers.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
12 Years - 22 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
30
Start Date
2017-02-22
Completion Date
2020-09-01
Last Updated
2026-08-31
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
CBT + SST
It will consist of 1 individual sessions and 15 weekly periodicity group sessions distributed in 3 modules: cognitive skills module, which includes the basic principles of CBT for psychosis; Social skills module, which includes the usual strategies in HHSS training; and problem solving module. All patients will receive pharmacological treatment and will be followed up by their referral psychiatrist habitual.
Psychoeducation, habits and healthy lifestyle
Patients randomized to the control treatment will receive the same number of Individual and group sessions, with the same periodicity and format: 1 individual sessions and 15 weekly periodicity group sessions distributed in 3 modules: psychoeducation, habits and healthy lifestyle. All patients will receive pharmacological treatment and will be followed up by their referral psychiatrist habitual.
Locations (1)
Department of Child and Adolescent Pyshicatry and Psychology
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain