A randomised controlled trial to explore insight into psychosis; effects of a psycho-education programme on insight in a forensic population

‘The group was the only therapy which supported my needs, because it helped me feel normal and I was able to speak out with a voice’: A qualitative study of an integrated group treatment for dual diagnosis service users within a community mental health setting

“…The idiosyncratic nature of these relationships has been characterized as a means of countering a range of distressing and incompatible environmental and situational stressors, such as poor levels of symptom control and social anxiety (Chaplin et al, ). The importance of developing a sense of balance and perspective by participants in PEG therapy was considered crucial to reducing participants' situational stressors and negative social influences consistent with poor service fidelity, high levels of relapse, stigma and escalating levels of social neglect and conflict (Walker et al, ).…”

Sailing uncharted seas without a compass: A review of interventions in forensic mental health

“…Recently, a small cluster of studies have evaluated the impact of these programs on offenders with mental disorders, particularly those suffering from schizophrenia. These studies, some of which have included RCT designs, have generally reported positive treatment effects including improvements in patients' knowledge about illness, attitudes towards taking medication, and insight into illness (e.g., Aho-Mustonen, Miettinen, Koivisto, Timonenen, & Raty, 2008; Aho-Mustonen et al, 2011) as well as gains in empathy (Walker et al, 2013). However, at least one study failed to demonstrate significant improvements in self-reported understanding of mental illness following group psychoeducation (Vallentine, Tapp, Dudley, Wilson, & Moore, 2010).…”

Integrated Pathways of Care for Psychosis: An Overview

“…Instead, people would benefi t from a personalized approach to psychosocial interventions. Often, psychoeducation that is nonstigmatizing and hope engendering complimented with low-intensity interventions based on CBT principles of identifying and strengthening existing coping strategies or mindfulness (Walker et al 2013 ) is helpful in meeting people at the level they are in and keeps them engaged in treatment. Any intervention should be person centered and needs-led.…”