Acceptability and Feasibility of MOL in Acute Inpatient Units

Is Method of Levels (MOL) Therapy an Acceptable and Feasible Psychological Intervention for People in Acute Mental Health Inpatient Services: A Case Series.

The current study aims to test the acceptability and feasibility of a psychological therapy called Method of Levels (MOL) as an intervention for people in acute psychiatric inpatient units who are experiencing psychosis and/or suicidality.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adults over the age of 18 years
• Current service user in an acute inpatient ward in the Greater Manchester area
• Capacity to provide informed consent for participating in research
• Good command of English language
• WS1: Experiencing psychosis (this will be screened for using a clinical cut-off score on the CAPE (Mossaheb et al., 2012))
• WS2: Experiencing suicidality (this will be screened for using a cynical cut-off score on the Suicidal Behaviours Questionnaire - revised (SBQ-R) (Osman et al., 2001))

Exclusion Criteria:

• Problems of an organic nature or a learning disability that might affect cognitive functioning