A Comprehensive Third-generation Intervention for People With Psychosis and Post-traumatic Stress Symptoms

Launched by UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID · Nov 10, 2022

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This study is a randomized clinical trial at psychiatric rehabilitation services of the Public Network of Care for people with serious mental disorders. We hypothesize that participants receiving the intervention, in comparison with controls, will show a reduction in general, PTSD and psychotic symptomatology, an improvement in levels of functioning and well-being, a greater ability to regulate emotions with more help-seeking behaviours.

Given the complexity of both psychosis and PTSD and the reluctance of professionals to treat it, we plan to develop a precise comprehensive protocol. In o...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• Those showing a high risk of PTSD (TSQ ≥6) will be further evaluated to determine whether they meet the inclusion criteria. Participants must:
• • Be between the ages of 18 and 65 fluent enough in Spanish language;
• • Meet the criteria for a diagnosis of a psychotic spectrum disorder or a mood disorder with psychotic symptoms according to MINI (Sheeman et al., 1997);
• • Meet PTSD diagnostic criteria according to the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS; Blake et al., 1995)
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Those who have a diagnosis of substance or alcohol abuse or dependence in the 30 days prior to participation in the study
• • To have a severe neurocognitive problems or brain damage that interfere with the basic processing of information in psychotherapy.