Befriending patients with medication‐resistant schizophrenia: Can psychotic symptoms predict treatment response?

Abstract

Baseline psychotic symptoms strongly predicted outcome in this sample. The finding that hallucinations predicted a poor outcome is consistent with previous research. These results may help to determine which patients would benefit from supportive interventions.

Therapy Contamination as a Measure of Therapist Treatment Adherence in a Trial of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy versus Befriending for Psychosis

“…This may promote engagement or provide non-threatening support if the client has acute psychotic symptoms. Indeed, recent research has indicated that Befriending may be therapeutic in some situations (Milne, Wharton, James and Turkington, 2006; Samarasekera et al, 2007). The previously published study (Shawyer et al, 2012) that used the ATIM did not report any contaminations of these or other Befriending items in their ACT therapy for people with command hallucinations.…”

Integrated Pathways of Care for Psychosis: An Overview

“…This intervention may also reduce depression (Mead et al 2010 ) and implicitly challenge delusional beliefs (Samarasekera et al 2007 ). Befriending involves the facilitation of longer-term friendships for social and emotional support, thereby providing an informal and fl exible approach in supporting people.…”

Supportive Therapie bei schizophrenen Störungen

“…Buckley und Pettit [2007a, b] [Turkington et al, 2008;Samarasekera et al, 2007;Naeem et al, 2006]. Jackson et al [2008] beziehen sich auf das Konzept des Befriending von Sensky et al [2000].…”