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Pilot study of cognitive remediation and motivational interviewing in youth at risk of serious mental illness
Author(s) -
Piskulic Danijela,
Romanowska Sylvia,
Addington Jean
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
early intervention in psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.087
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1751-7893
pISSN - 1751-7885
DOI - 10.1111/eip.12520
Subject(s) - motivational interviewing , cognition , mental illness , intervention (counseling) , attrition , clinical psychology , psychology , cognitive remediation therapy , psychiatry , medicine , mental health , dentistry
Aim The aim of this pilot project was to determine the recruitment feasibility for a computerized cognitive remediation treatment (CRT) for youth at‐risk of serious mental illness (SMI), and treatment adherence following an adjunct treatment of motivational interviewing (MI). Methods Twelve youth at‐risk of SMI were randomized to receive either CRT or CRT plus MI. CRT was conducted over 10 wk during which time 5 MI sessions were available for the CRT + MI group. Results The recruitment rate was 55%. The attrition rate from the study was 25% and on average participants completed 33% of the CRT sessions, with no group differences in the number of CRT sessions completed. Conclusions Treatment adherence was low. Participants described the CRT as easy and unchallenging. Future recommendations include engaging youth at‐risk into CRT programs based on cognitive deficits, measuring intervention satisfaction and offering access to supportive therapies for concerns other than cognition.