- Course CPD Units: 3 – Clinical
COURSE STRUCTURE
Upon completion of this module practitioners should have a clear understanding of:
- A brief DBT-informed skills group is feasible and well-accepted for people with psychosis.
- Participation leads to significant improvements in emotion regulation and psychological distress.
- Continued research is needed to optimize and evaluate long-term benefits
Introduction
Objectives. Individuals with psychosis report that emotion regulation (ER) difficulties are treatment priorities, yet little is known about how targeted ER interventions may help. Weevaluated a new eight session Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) informed skills group specifically adapted for individuals with psychosis: the Managing Emotions Group (MEG) in diverse, inner-city community services. Method. A mixed-method design was utilised to assess the feasibility (acceptability and potential clinical impact) of local delivery of MEG. Uptake, completion (≥50% of sessions), post-session satisfaction ratings, and thematic analysis of qualitative feedback from 12 completers assessed acceptability. Pre–post intervention changes in psychological distress, self reported ER difficulties, and adaptive ER skill use assessed potential clinical impact.
Results. Forty-eight individuals (81% of attenders) completed the intervention (Mage = 43, 54% female) of whom 39 completed pre- and post-group measures. Participants reported high satisfaction and meaningful improvements in understanding and managing emotions, with positive impact on daily life. Self-reported psychological distress, ER difficulties, and adaptive ER skill use significantly improved, with medium to large pre-post effects (d = 0.5–0.7) except lack of emotional clarity (d = 0.3). Conclusions. MEG was feasible and acceptable, and a future feasibility randomised controlled trial is warranted.
- Read the supplied reading material and complete the quiz that follows;
- You have three attempts to pass the quiz;
- The pass grade is 70%;
- You need to pass the quiz to claim your CPD certificate.
