Therapeutic needs of psychiatric inpatients with psychosis
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Psychological and therapeutic needs of acute psychiatric inpatients with psychosis: A qualitative study
IRAS ID
222917
Contact name
Lisa Wood
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
North East London Foundation Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 9 months, 1 days
Research summary
Talking therapies are a type of treatment that involves patients speaking to a therapist about their thoughts and feelings in order reduce distress and develop personal ways of coping. Talking therapies are recommended for people who are admitted to a psychiatric inpatient unit. However, it has not fully understood what the priorities are for talking therapies for this group of people, especially people who have experiences of psychosis. Therefore, it is uncertain whether current talking therapies are meeting the needs of this population. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), a form of talking therapy, is recommended by NHS National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines for people who experience psychosis and who are admitted to a psychiatric hospital. However, it is not fully known how to adapt this therapy to be effective in a psychiatric inpatient setting (e.g. how many sessions, what the focus of therapy should be, when should therapy start). Therefore, this needs to be explored in more detail The aim of this study is to conduct qualitative semi-structured interviews with psychiatric inpatients who experience psychosis, psychology practitioners, and Multi-disciplinary Team (MDT) staff members about the perceived needs and priorities in regard to talking therapies within the psychiatric inpatient setting for people who experience psychosis.
This research is being carried out as part of a Health Education England North Central and East London (HEE NCEL) Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRC) Research Fellowship.
REC name
West Midlands - Black Country Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
17/WM/0255
Date of REC Opinion
13 Jul 2017
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion