Efficacy of the Recovery Workbook as a Psychoeducational Tool for Facilitating Recovery
Mental Disorders
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Mental Disorders focused on measuring Recovery, Hope, Empowerment, Randomized Control Trial
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Receive support from an Assertive Community Treatment Team.
- Meet the DSM-IV diagnostic classification for schizophrenia, schizoaffective, schizophreniform, delusional disorder, or bipolar disorder.
- Aged 18-55 years-old.
- Individuals agree to participate in the study after they have been informed of all the expected benefits and risks.
- Neither substance misuse nor organic disorder judged to be the major cause of psychotic symptoms.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Inability to give informed consent
- Diagnosis of dementia
- Significant head injury or other brain injury leading to cognitive impairment
- Mental retardation (premorbid IQ < 65)
- Require an interpreter
Sites / Locations
- Queen's University
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Recovery Workbook Intervention
Treatment as usual
12-week Recovery Intervention: The intervention is a 12-week group-based intervention. The intervention is informed by the Recovery Workbook- a validated intervention for people with serious mental illness. The intervention includes 2 hour sessions for 12 weeks that focus on the following areas: Introduction to the intervention; Recovery; Knowledge and Control; Managing life stress; Enhancing personal meaning; Building personal support; and Setting personal goals. The total time period of the intervention is 24 hours. Participants in this arm also receive treatment as usual.
The participants in the control arm will continue to receive treatment as usual. TAU is Assertive Community Treatment. Assertive Community Treatments are structured to meet set fidelity standards that are evidence-based. This arm did not receive any intervention.