Wednesday 25 March 2009

Psychosis (psychotic process) may involve hallucinations (hearing voices), disturbed thinking, or unusual experiences and ideas, which can sometimes have a significant negative effect on the person’s quality of life. Persons who experience psychotic processes often feel disempowered by these experiences and the ways they are treated in the mental health system. Person-centred therapy is a nonintrusive, relational approach that seeks to empower clients, and may complement other approaches to care of psychosis. However, there is very little research on the effectiveness and helpful factors involved in this approach. Therefore, the main purpose of this research is to evaluate and improve these person-centred approaches to psychotic processes.
Person-Centred therapists based in a variety of settings and experienced in working with clients with psychotic processes will be recruited. Clients experiencing psychotic processes will be recruited and screened for suitability for the research (clients with drug-induced psychosis or organic or over-riding medical needs will be excluded). Then, the process and outcome of their therapy will be monitored using several measures, completed by clients and therapists.

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