Imaginator: A Proof-of-Concept Feasibility Trial of a Brief Imagery-Based Psychological Intervention for Young People Who Self-Harm.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The Imaginator study tested the feasibility of a short mental imagery-based psychological intervention for young people who self-harm and used a stepped-wedge design to investigate effects on self-harm frequency reduction at 3 and 6 months.

Method

A total of 38 participants aged 16-25 were recruited via community self-referral and mental health services. Participants were randomized to immediate delivery of Functional Imagery Training (FIT) or usual care followed by delayed delivery after 3 months. FIT comprised two face-to-face sessions, five phone sessions, and use of a smartphone app. Outcomes' assessment was blind to allocation.

Results

Three quarters of those who began treatment completed face-to-face sessions, and 57% completed five or more sessions i

SUBMITTER: Di Simplicio M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7613067 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature