Creating an innovative youth mental health service in the United Kingdom: The Norfolk Youth Service
Full Article Jon Wilson, Tim Clarke, Rebecca Lower, Uju Ugochukwu, Sarah Maxwell, Jo Hodgekins, Karen Wheeler, Andy Goff, Robert Mack, Rebecca Horne, and David Fowler Abstract Young people attempting to access mental health services in the United Kingdom often find traditional models of care outdated, rigid, inaccessible and unappealing. Policy recommendations, research and service user opinion suggest that reform is needed to reflect the changing needs of young people. There is significant motivation...
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...
Pathways to care of young people accessing a pilot specialist youth mental health service in Norfolk, United Kingdom
Full Article Jo Hodgekins, Timothy Clarke, Hannah Cole, Constantina Markides, Uju Ugochukwu, Peter Cairns, Rebecca Lower, David Fowler, and Jon Wilson Aim Pathways to care (PtC) are a means of examining and understanding routes into mental health care. It is important to examine PtC in order to identify ways in which individuals access services, as well as highlighting barriers or delays to appropriate treatment. This study aimed to examine PtC experienced by young...
Participant views on involvement in a trial of social recovery cognitive-behavioural therapy
Full Article Caitlin Notley, Rose Christopher, Joanne Hodgekins, Rory Byrne, Paul French and David Fowler Abstract Background The PRODIGY trial (Prevention of long term social disability amongst young people with emerging psychological difficulties, ISRCTN47998710) is a pilot trial of social recovery cognitive–behavioural therapy (SRCBT). Aims The PRODIGY qualitative substudy aimed to (a) explore individual experiences of participating in the pilot randomised, controlled trial (recruitment, randomisation, assessment) and initial views of therapy, and (b) to explore perceived...
CBT to address and prevent social disability in early and emerging psychosis
Full Article David Fowler, Paul French, Jo Hodgekins, Rebecca Lower, Ruth Turner, Simon Burton, and Jon Wilson Summary This chapter contains sections titled: The Problem Specific Characteristics of a Multisystemic Cognitive Behavioural Approach: The Need to Weave in Systemic and Assertive Case Management Practice in Delivering CBT to Promote Social Recovery Research Evidence Future and Ongoing Trials Time Use as the Primary Outcome A Cognitive Behavioural Model of Social Disability in Psychosis as...