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  • Randomized controlled trial of social cognition and interaction training compared to befriending group

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    Dark, F
    Scott, JG
    Baker, A
    Parker, S
    Gordon, A
    Newman, E
    Gore-Jones, V
    Lim, CCW
    Jones, L
    Penn, DL
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Parker, Stephen D.
    Gore-Jones, Victoria E.
    Year published
    2020
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    Background: Deficits in social cognition are common in people with schizophrenia and are associated with impaired functioning. Finding effective interventions to address these deficits is a priority. Social Cognition Interaction Training (SCIT) is a psychosocial intervention that has demonstrated acceptability and feasibility in various health care settings. Larger, well-designed randomized controlled trials are needed to examine the effectiveness of this intervention. Design: A randomized controlled trial. Methods: One hundred and twenty adults diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum disorder were randomized to receive SCIT ...
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    Background: Deficits in social cognition are common in people with schizophrenia and are associated with impaired functioning. Finding effective interventions to address these deficits is a priority. Social Cognition Interaction Training (SCIT) is a psychosocial intervention that has demonstrated acceptability and feasibility in various health care settings. Larger, well-designed randomized controlled trials are needed to examine the effectiveness of this intervention. Design: A randomized controlled trial. Methods: One hundred and twenty adults diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum disorder were randomized to receive SCIT (n = 61) or Befriending Therapy (BT) (n = 59). Both intervention groups were delivered weekly for 2 hr over 12 weeks. Neurocognitive assessment was completed at baseline. Participants completed assessments of social cognition, social functioning, and meta-cognition at baseline, post-intervention, and 3-month follow-up. Results: There were no clinically significant differences between group outcomes on any measure of social cognition or social functioning. There was a trend for both groups to improve over time but not at a level of statistical significance. Conclusions: SCIT did not show any additional benefits on measures of social cognition compared to Befriending Therapy for people with schizophrenia spectrum disorder. The findings are discussed in terms of potential improvements to the programme. Practitioner points: Effective interventions for the social cognitive deficits of schizophrenia spectrum disorders are still being refined. Social Cognition Interaction Training is a promising therapy but requires further modifications to improve its effectiveness.
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    Journal Title
    British Journal of Clinical Psychology
    Volume
    59
    Issue
    3
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1111/bjc.12252
    Copyright Statement
    © 2020 The Authors. British Journal of Clinical Psychology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Psychological Society. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
    Subject
    Psychology
    Cognitive and computational psychology
    randomized controlled trial
    schizophrenia spectrum disorders
    social cognition
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/408680
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