scholarly journals The Coping with Unusual Experiences for Children Study (CUES): A pilot randomized controlled evaluation of the acceptability and potential clinical utility of a cognitive behavioural intervention package for young people aged 8-14 years with unusual exper

2018 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 328-350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne Jolley ◽  
Elizabeth Kuipers ◽  
Catherine Stewart ◽  
Sophie Browning ◽  
Karen Bracegirdle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Clinical Utility ◽  
Behavioural Intervention ◽  
Intervention Package ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural Intervention ◽  
Potential Clinical Utility ◽  
Controlled Evaluation

scholarly journals Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Unusual Experiences in Children: A Case Series

2012 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 344-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucy Maddox ◽  
Suzanne Jolley ◽  
Kristin R. Laurens ◽  
Colette Hirsch ◽  
Sheilagh Hodgins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Emotional Problems ◽  
Behavioural Therapy ◽  
Behavioural Intervention ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural ◽  
Psychosis Risk ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural Intervention ◽  
Controlled Evaluation ◽  
At Risk Mental State

Background: Over half of children in the general population report unusual or “psychotic-like” experiences (PLEs). The development of a later at-risk mental state is associated with persistent, distressing, PLEs, which are appraised negatively and hard to cope with. We have designed a novel, manualized, cognitive behavioural intervention for children aged 9 to 14 years, which aims to reduce emotional problems, improve coping and resilience, and help children manage PLEs, before an identifiable psychosis risk develops. We report on the feasibility, acceptability and clinical impact of the intervention. Method: Four children who reported PLEs and emotional problems in a community survey completed the intervention, and gave detailed feedback. Clinical outcomes were assessed before, during, and after therapy. Results: Emotional problems, PLE frequency, and PLE impact all decreased during the intervention. Child and therapist satisfaction with the treatment was high. Conclusions: It is feasible, acceptable and helpful to offer psychological interventions to children who report emotional distress and PLEs, prior to the emergence of clear risk factors. Our intervention has the potential to increase resilience to the development of future mental health problems. A larger, randomized controlled evaluation is underway.

Pain Management in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Cognitive-Behavioural Intervention

1993 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean Germond ◽  
Hein Helgo Schomer ◽  
Orlando Llewellyn Meyers ◽  
Lindsay Weight
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Psychological Adjustment ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Treatment Effects ◽  
Disease Status ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Behavioural Intervention ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural Intervention

Psychological adjustment is thought to play an important role in determining pain experience, disease status, and immune function in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Fourteen female RA out-patients were tested longitudinally in a matched-random assigned two-groups design with cognitive-behavioural intervention designed to improve pain and stress management skills. Pre-intervention correlational analyses tested the extent to which mood disturbance, self-perceptions of coping efficacy, health locus of control, and stressful life experience were related to pain, disease activity, functional status and lymphocyte proliferation rate variables. Intra- and inter-group analyses were conducted to determine treatment effects, and case studies were conducted. RA was characterized more by poor psychological health status than physical disability, with pain more a function of psychological adjustment than actual disease status. No significant treatment effects were observed. Case studies indicated the complex nature of the individual disease experience. The value of cognitive-behavioural intervention in RA, and implications for future-related research are discussed in terms of such findings.

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