Co-designing a low-intensity psychological therapy for fear of recurrence in psychosis using translational learning from fear of recurrence in oncology: protocol for intervention development for future testing in a feasibility study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Fear of recurrence is a transdiagnostic problem experienced by people with psychosis, which is associated with anxiety, depression and risk of future relapse events. Despite this, there is a lack of available psychological interventions for fear of recurrence, and psychological therapies for schizophrenia are often poorly implemented in general. However, low-intensity psychological therapy is available for people who experience fear of recurrence in the context of cancer, which means there is an opportunity to learn what has worked in a well-implemented psychological therapy to see if any learning can be adapted for schizophrenia care. This article describes the design, methods and expected data collection of development, acceptab i lity, feasibility, a <

SUBMITTER: Allan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11683982 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature