What is it about?
Here, we provide a rationale for a feasibility randomised controlled trial of a new talking therapy called the Method of Levels (MOL) for people experiencing first-episode psychosis. We outline why we think that MOL has some potential advantages over existing psychological interventions for psychosis. We also provide details about the design of the study and report that we have successfully met our recruitment target of 36 participants. The baseline data for the study's participants are reported.
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Why is it important?
This is the first randomised controlled trial of Method of Levels for people experiencing psychosis. The results of this article show that it is feasible to recruit participants to a study of this kind. This supports the view that MOL is suitable for further testing in a larger clinical trial.
Perspectives
I hope this paper gives an insight into why we think that the Method of Levels is potentially helpful for people experiencing first-episode psychosis. The fact that we have successfully recruited to target adds weight to the view that a larger trial of this kind would be feasible.
Robert Griffiths
Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
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This page is a summary of: Method of levels therapy for first-episode psychosis: rationale, design and baseline data for the feasibility randomised controlled Next Level study, BJPsych Open, August 2018, Royal College of Psychiatrists,
DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2018.44.
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