Group therapy for feeling safer with psychosis
Part of Mental health clinical trials.
This trial tests a group therapy program called the Feeling Safe Programme for people with psychosis. It aims to help you learn new ways to cope with your symptoms and feel safer. It meets once a week for 75 minutes.
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Who can take part
- You have a diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or delusional disorder.
- You are a patient in the Royal's outpatient schizophrenia recovery program.
- You can read and write English.
- You're comfortable talking about your psychotic symptoms, even if you don't always recognize them as symptoms.
- You want to learn ways to cope with your symptoms.
- You can attend weekly 75-minute sessions in person.
- You are not currently in individual or group cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and haven't done the Feeling Safe Programme before.
- You are not in an acute psychotic episode, and you do not have a primary substance use or personality disorder.
- You can avoid using drugs or alcohol before and during study visits.
- You do not have a condition like dementia, delirium, or a moderate to severe intellectual disability.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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