The Efficacy of Metacognitive Skills Training in the Context of Forensic Psychiatric Care
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Psychotic Disorders
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Schizophrenia focused on measuring Social Cognition, Metacognitive Skills Training, Forensic Psychology, Forensic Psychiatry, Violence
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria (patients): Willingness to participate in a scientific study Diagnosis of a psychosis spectrum disorder Finnish language skills due to questionnaires and psychological tests being in Finnish Exclusion Criteria (patients): Psychosis that severely deteriorates the ability to function Cognitive problems that severely deteriorate the ability to function Guardianship established for personal matters Inclusion Criteria (non-patient controls): Willingness to participate in a scientific study Self-assessed sufficient Finnish language skills due to questionnaires and psychological tests being in Finnish Exclusion Criteria (non-patient controls): Diagnosis of a psychosis spectrum disorder Cognitive problems that severely interferes with functioning
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Experimental
Active Comparator
No Intervention
Intervention group
Patient controls
Non-patient controls
Patients with a psychosis spectrum disorder participating in the group-based metacognitive skills training and receiving treatment as usual
Patients with a psychosis spectrum disorder receiving standard long-term care in the hospital
Control group consisting of test subjects without a diagnosis of psychosis spectrum disorder