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A randomised controlled trial of positive memory training for the treatment of depression within schizophrenia

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Psychiatry, April 2015
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Title
A randomised controlled trial of positive memory training for the treatment of depression within schizophrenia
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BMC Psychiatry, April 2015
DOI 10.1186/s12888-015-0453-6
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Craig Steel, Mark van der Gaag, Kees Korrelboom, Judit Simon, Peter Phiri, M Fazil Baksh, Til Wykes, Diana Rose, Suzanna Rose, Mark Hardcastle, Simon Enright, Gareth Evans, David Kingdon

Abstract

Depression is highly prevalent within individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia, and is associated with an increased risk of suicide. There are no current evidence based treatments for low mood within this group. The specific targeting of co-morbid conditions within complex mental health problems lends itself to the development of short-term structured interventions which are relatively easy to disseminate within health services. A brief cognitive intervention based on a competitive memory theory of depression, is being evaluated in terms of its effectiveness in reducing depression within this group. This is a single blind, intention-to-treat, multi-site, randomized controlled trial comparing Positive Memory Training plus Treatment as Usual with Treatment as Usual alone. Participants will be recruited from two NHS Trusts in Southern England. In order to be eligible, participants must have a DSM-V diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizo-affective disorder and exhibit at least a mild level of depression. Following baseline assessment eligible participants will be randomly allocated to either the Positive Memory Training plus Treatment as Usual group or the Treatment as Usual group. Outcome will be assessed at the end of treatment (3-months) and at 6-month and 9-month post randomization by assessors blind to group allocation. The primary outcome will be levels of depression and secondary outcomes will be severity of psychotic symptoms and cost-effectiveness. Semi-structured interviews will be conducted with all participants who are allocated to the treatment group so as to explore the acceptability of the intervention. Cognitive behaviour therapy is recommended for individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia. However, the number of sessions and length of training required to deliver this intervention has caused a limit in availability. The current trial will evaluate a short-term structured protocol which targets a co-morbid condition often considered of primary importance by service users. If successful the intervention will be an important addition to current initiatives aimed at increasing access to psychological therapies for people diagnosed with severe mental health problems. Current Controlled Trials. ISRCTN99485756 . Registered 13 March 2014.

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Unknown 238 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 34 14%
Student > Ph. D. Student 30 13%
Researcher 27 11%
Student > Bachelor 26 11%
Student > Doctoral Student 19 8%
Other 48 20%
Unknown 54 23%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 79 33%
Medicine and Dentistry 25 11%
Nursing and Health Professions 17 7%
Neuroscience 12 5%
Social Sciences 11 5%
Other 22 9%
Unknown 72 30%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 7. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 20 October 2015.
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#4,489,045
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Outputs from BMC Psychiatry
#1,682
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#57,362
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Outputs of similar age from BMC Psychiatry
#21
of 89 outputs
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