Single-session Comprehend, Cope, and Connect intervention in acute and crisis psychology: A feasibility and acceptability study.

Single-session Comprehend, Cope, and Connect intervention in acute and crisis psychology: A feasibility and acceptability study. Clin Psychol Psychother. 2020 Aug 24;: Authors: Bullock J, Whiteley C, Moakes K, Clarke I, Riches S Abstract Comprehend, Cope and Connect (CCC) is a third-wave cognitive behavioural approach developed for acute mental health services. The aim of this study was to assess feasibility and acceptability of a newly-developed, manualised single-session CCC intervention delivered face-to-face with service users in acute and crisis psychology services in South London. The study adopted a within-subjects pre-post-test design. Participants (N=23) were recruited from five acute psychiatric wards and a crisis resolution home treatment team. Service users had a range of diagnoses of complex and severe mental health conditions, in particular mood, personality, and psychotic disorders. Feasibility data was gathered for number of times the CCC formulation was accepted, duration of CCC intervention, clinician adherence to manualised protocol, and frequency of goal-based activity completion. Acceptability data on pre- and post-CCC mood and post-CCC helpfulness were self-reported by participants. Findings indicated a significant increase in positive mood (large effect) and moderate-high helpfulness rating post-intervention. Most participants reported goal-based activity completion. There was high fidelity to the protocol, hig...
Source: Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy - Category: Psychiatry Tags: Clin Psychol Psychother Source Type: research