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Social Recovery Therapy in improving activity and social outcomes in early psychosis: Current evidence and longer term outcomes

Full Article David Fowler, Joanne Hodgekins, and Paul French   Abstract Background Social Recovery Therapy (SRT) is a cognitive behavioural therapy which targets young people with early psychosis who have complex problems associated with severe social disability. This paper provides a narrative overview of current evidence for SRT and reports new data on a 2 year follow-up of participants recruited into the Improving Social Recovery in Early Psychosis (ISREP) trial.   Method In the ISREP study 50 participants...

Young people’s experiences of Social Recovery Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and treatment as usual in the PRODIGY trial

Full Article Brioney Gee, Caitlin Notley, Rory Byrne, Tim Clarke, Jo Hodgekins, Paul French, and David Fowler   Abstract Aim The PRODIGY trial is an ongoing randomized controlled trial of Social Recovery Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (SRCBT), a new intervention designed to improve social functioning in young people at risk of long‐term social disability due to severe and complex mental health problems. The aim of this qualitative sub‐study was to understand trial participants’ experiences of SRCBT...