Therapeutic relationships in early intervention services v1
Research type
Research Study
Full title
How Do Young People Engaging with Early Intervention for Psychosis Services Experience Therapeutic Relationships with Mental Health Practitioners?
IRAS ID
316716
Contact name
Sarah Parry
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Lancaster University Research Quality and Policy
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 7 months, 31 days
Research summary
This study will research the experiences of the therapeutic relationship for young people with early onset psychosis. The therapeutic relationship describes the relationship between patient and mental health practitioner (such as a doctor, nurse, psychiatrist, therapist), that works towards improving the patient’s symptoms and wellbeing. Early onset psychosis describes symptoms of psychosis, such as hearing or seeing things others do not, in young people. In this study, the age range is 16-25 years, and participants are eligible if they are in this age range, have experienced psychosis, can speak English, are under the care of Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Trust (Manchester, Bolton, Trafford, Salford or Wigan) Early Intervention for Psychosis Service, and are able to engage in an interview over the telephone or via online video call. The identified Early Intervention service works with individuals with psychosis to support them with psychological interventions, care coordination, and medication, employment, and family/carer support, with the aim to reduce untreated psychosis and improve wellbeing. The study will span over 2 years. Consenting potential participants will be asked to provide personal information to determine eligibility such as age and which early intervention service they are using. They will then be asked to attend one interview with the postgraduate researcher (Katrina Brown, Lancaster University Doctorate in Clinical Psychology), over Microsoft Teams or telephone, for approximately 1 hour, where they will be asked questions about their experience of their relationship with their mental health practitioner. There will be some structured questions, but the interview will flow like a conversation. These interviews will then be analysed by the postgraduate researcher to see what participants think the most beneficial features of the therapeutic relationship are. This study is for Katrina Brown's Lancaster University Doctorate in Clinical Psychology thesis and will potentially be published in a journal.
REC name
London - Camberwell St Giles Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
23/LO/0009
Date of REC Opinion
23 Feb 2023
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion