Balancing ACT: evaluating the effectiveness of psychoeducation and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) groups for people with bipolar disorder: study protocol for pilot randomised controlled trial
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This paper outlines a study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial evaluating a group intervention that combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with psychoeducation for individuals with bipolar disorder or related psychotic symptoms. The research compares this ten-session program against routine care alone, measuring outcomes such as psychological wellbeing, mental health relapses, and mood changes over a 14-week period. The resource is intended for researchers and clinicians interested in the design and methodology of clinical trials for this specific population.
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- Emma O’Donoghue (South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust), Abigail Clark (South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust), Matthew Richardson (South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust), John Hodsoll (King's College London), Sunil Nandha (South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust), Eric Morris (La Trobe University), Fergus Kane (King's College London), Deirdre O’Keeffe (South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust), Lucy Butler (South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust), Suzanne Jolley (King's College London)
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- 2018-08-13
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- gold
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- 10.1186/s13063-018-2789-y
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- 19
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@article{allodium:ffc473fe17f54911,
title = {Balancing ACT: evaluating the effectiveness of psychoeducation and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) groups for people with bipolar disorder: study protocol for pilot randomised controlled trial},
author = {Emma O’Donoghue and Abigail Clark and Matthew Richardson and John Hodsoll and Sunil Nandha and Eric Morris and Fergus Kane and Deirdre O’Keeffe and Lucy Butler and Suzanne Jolley},
year = {2018},
journal = {OpenAlex},
doi = {10.1186/s13063-018-2789-y},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-018-2789-y}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Balancing ACT: evaluating the effectiveness of psychoeducation and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) groups for people with bipolar disorder: study protocol for pilot randomised controlled trial AU - O’Donoghue, Emma AU - Clark, Abigail AU - Richardson, Matthew AU - Hodsoll, John AU - Nandha, Sunil AU - Morris, Eric AU - Kane, Fergus AU - O’Keeffe, Deirdre AU - Butler, Lucy AU - Jolley, Suzanne PY - 2018 PB - OpenAlex DO - 10.1186/s13063-018-2789-y UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-018-2789-y ER -
APA
O’Donoghue, E., Clark, A., Richardson, M., Hodsoll, J., Nandha, S., Morris, E., Kane, F., O’Keeffe, D., Butler, L., & Jolley, S. (2018). Balancing ACT: evaluating the effectiveness of psychoeducation and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) groups for people with bipolar disorder: study protocol for pilot randomised controlled trial. OpenAlex. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-018-2789-y
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