All Outputs (9)

Cognitive therapy for people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders not taking antipsychotic drugs: a single-blind randomised controlled trial (2014)
Journal Article
Morrison, A., Turkington, D., Pyle, M., Spencer, H., Brabban, A., Dunn, G., …Hutton, P. (2014). Cognitive therapy for people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders not taking antipsychotic drugs: a single-blind randomised controlled trial. The Lancet, 383(9926), 1395-1403. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736%2813%2962246-1

Background Antipsychotic drugs are usually the first line of treatment for schizophrenia; however, many patients refuse or discontinue their pharmacological treatment. We aimed to establish whether cognitive therapy was effective in reducing psychiat... Read More about Cognitive therapy for people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders not taking antipsychotic drugs: a single-blind randomised controlled trial.

Outcomes Post-Discharge from an Early Intervention in Psychosis service; a comparison to treatment as usual (2012)
Journal Article
Dodgson, G., Ross, L., Tiffin, P., Mitford, E., & Brabban, A. (2012). Outcomes Post-Discharge from an Early Intervention in Psychosis service; a comparison to treatment as usual. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 6(4), 465-468. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-7893.2012.00349.x

Aim: To investigate the effectiveness of an early intervention in psychosis (EIP) service on engagement and hospital bed usage, post-discharge. A secondary aim was to identify if there was a subgroup of patients with ‘poor outcomes’. Method: A natura... Read More about Outcomes Post-Discharge from an Early Intervention in Psychosis service; a comparison to treatment as usual.

What makes Early Intervention in Psychosis services effective?: A Case Study (2010)
Journal Article
Brabban, A., & Dodgeson, G. (2010). What makes Early Intervention in Psychosis services effective?: A Case Study. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 4(4), 319-322. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-7893.2010.00169.x

A number of studies have demonstrated that Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) services can produce improved outcomes for service users. However, the essential elements that produce these results remain elusive. This paper considers a number of hyp... Read More about What makes Early Intervention in Psychosis services effective?: A Case Study.

Pervasive developmental disorder and early intervention in psychosis services: a survey of care coordinators' experiences (2010)
Journal Article
Del Real, A., Brabban, A., & Tiffin, P. (2010). Pervasive developmental disorder and early intervention in psychosis services: a survey of care coordinators' experiences. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 4(1), 93-96. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-7893.2009.00153.x

Aim: To evaluate the experience of care coordinators encountering clients with co-morbid diagnoses or features of pervasive development disorder (PDD) in an Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) service. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducte... Read More about Pervasive developmental disorder and early intervention in psychosis services: a survey of care coordinators' experiences.

Predictors of Outcome in Brief Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Schizophrenia (2009)
Journal Article
Brabban, A., Tai, S., & Turkington, D. (2009). Predictors of Outcome in Brief Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Bulletin: The Journal of Psychoses and Related Disorders, 35(5), 859-864. https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbp065

Antipsychotic medications, while effective, often leave patients with ongoing positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia. Guidelines recommend using cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) with this group. Clearly, mental health professionals require t... Read More about Predictors of Outcome in Brief Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Schizophrenia.

Cognitive behavioural therapy and schizophrenia (2009)
Book Chapter
Dudley, R., Brabban, A., & Turkington, D. (2009). Cognitive behavioural therapy and schizophrenia. In Y. Alanen, M. De Chavez, A. Silver, & B. Martindale (Eds.), Psychotherapeutic approaches to schizophrenic psychoses : past, present and future (267-287). Routledge

Back to Life, Back to Normality: Cognitive Therapy, Recovery and Psychosis (2009)
Book
Turkington, D., Kingdon, D., Rathod, S., Brabban, A., Wilcock, S., Cromarty, P., …Weiden, P. (2009). Back to Life, Back to Normality: Cognitive Therapy, Recovery and Psychosis. Cambridge University Press

Written specifically with sufferers and carers in mind, to help them understand and apply the basic concepts of cognitive therapy for psychosis. • Illustrates what it is like to have common psychosis and how people's lives can be restored using thera... Read More about Back to Life, Back to Normality: Cognitive Therapy, Recovery and Psychosis.

Early intervention in psychosis service and psychiatric admissions (2008)
Journal Article
Dodgson, G., Crebbin, K., Pickering, C., Mitford, E., Brabban, A., & Paxton, R. (2008). Early intervention in psychosis service and psychiatric admissions. The psychiatrist, 32(11), 413-416. https://doi.org/10.1192/pb.bp.107.017442

AIMS AND METHOD To investigate the effects of a standard National Health Service early intervention in psychosis service on bed days and engagement with services. We conducted a naturalistic before-and-after study comparing outcomes of individuals wh... Read More about Early intervention in psychosis service and psychiatric admissions.

A national survey of psychosocial intervention training and skills in early intervention services in England (2008)
Journal Article
Brabban, A., & Kelly, M. (2008). A national survey of psychosocial intervention training and skills in early intervention services in England. Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice, 3(2), 15-22

This study aimed to determine the level of training in psychosocial interventions among staff in the 119 early intervention in psychosis (EIP) teams that were established at the time. A brief questionnaire was sent to each of the teams asking for det... Read More about A national survey of psychosocial intervention training and skills in early intervention services in England.