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A controlled trial of cognitively oriented psychotherapy for early psychosis (COPE) with four-year follow-up readmission data

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 October 2005

HENRY JACKSON ,
PATRICK McGORRY ,
JANE EDWARDS ,
CAROL HULBERT ,
LISA HENRY ,
SUSY HARRIGAN ,
PAUL DUDGEON ,
SHONA FRANCEY ,
DANA MAUDE  and
JOHN COCKS
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HENRY JACKSON
Affiliation:
ORYGEN/Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre (EPPIC) and the Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Australia
PATRICK McGORRY
Affiliation:
ORYGEN/Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre (EPPIC) and the Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Australia
JANE EDWARDS
Affiliation:
ORYGEN/Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre (EPPIC) and the Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Australia
CAROL HULBERT
Affiliation:
ORYGEN/Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre (EPPIC) and the Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Australia
LISA HENRY
Affiliation:
ORYGEN/Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre (EPPIC) and the Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Australia
SUSY HARRIGAN
Affiliation:
ORYGEN/Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre (EPPIC) and the Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Australia
PAUL DUDGEON
Affiliation:
ORYGEN/Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre (EPPIC) and the Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Australia
SHONA FRANCEY
Affiliation:
ORYGEN/Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre (EPPIC) and the Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Australia
DANA MAUDE
Affiliation:
ORYGEN/Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre (EPPIC) and the Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Australia
JOHN COCKS
Affiliation:
ORYGEN/Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre (EPPIC) and the Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Australia
EOIN KILLACKEY
Affiliation:
ORYGEN/Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre (EPPIC) and the Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Australia
PADDY POWER
Affiliation:
ORYGEN/Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre (EPPIC) and the Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Australia
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Abstract

Objectives. Cognitively oriented psychotherapy for early psychosis (COPE) is aimed at facilitating the adjustment of the person, and preventing or alleviating secondary morbidity in the wake of the first psychotic episode. The present study reports on the outcomes of a controlled trial comparing two conditions: COPE versus No-COPE.

Method. Ninety-one people participated in the trial which was analysed by intention-to-treat, including 12 people who were assigned to COPE but refused to participate. Assessments were conducted at pre-treatment, mid-treatment and post-treatment. Hospital readmission data were obtained through a Psychiatric Case Register. The study was conducted in a front-line public mental health service, the Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre (EPPIC). Clients in both COPE and No-COPE were provided with full access to the complete range of EPPIC services.

Results. There were no significant differences between the two conditions on the nine primary outcome variables. Hospital readmissions were assessed for each client at yearly intervals up to 4 years following the completion of treatment and again there were no significant between-group differences.

Conclusions. The study indicated that there was no significant advantage to COPE over and above routine care at EPPIC.

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Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 35 , Issue 9 , September 2005 , pp. 1295 - 1306
Copyright
© 2005 Cambridge University Press

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