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Background and study aims: Well-being is important for everyone, including people with severe mental illness. Well-being can help to improve functioning, resilience, and life satisfaction and may protect against mental illness. Positive Psychotherapy (PPT) was developed in the field of positive psychology. It aims to increase well-being by building positive emotions, character strengths, and meaning. So far, PPT has been shown to decrease symptoms and increase well-being in people with depression and other common mental disorders. There are no established interventions to increase well-being in people with severe mental illness, but PPT is a promising approach. In a previous project we adapted PPT to be suitable as a group therapy for people with psychosis. We have done so with the input of service users, professional carers, and experts in the field. In this study we will show how the adapted intervention can be best delivered to people with psychosis. Who can participate? Adults with an experience of psychosis from a London NHS Trust. What does the study involve? Participants will receive the WELLFOCUS programme, in group therapy format in addition to their usual care, or continue to receive their usual care as before. Participants will be assessed with a range of questionnaires before and after the study period and they will be asked to participate in personal interviews and focus groups. What are the possible benefits and risks of participating? Participants may experience increased personal well-being and there are no known risks for participants. Where is the study run from? Institute of Psychiatry at King’s College London, UK When is study starting and how long is it expected to run for? Recruitment will start in early 2013 the study is expected to run until 2015. Who is funding the study? Guy’s & St. Thomas Charity, UK Who is the main contact? Dr Beate Schrank [email protected]

Critère d'inclusion

• Psychosis

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• ictrp
• isrctn