Metacognitive Intervention for Individuals With Severe Mental Disorders

Development and Efficacy of Metacognitive Intervention for Individuals With Severe Mental Disorders

The overall aim of this study was to develop a meta-cognitive group intervention in order to apply it and to understand and distinguish the components that influence participation among people with schizophrenia

The overall aim of this study was to develop a Meta cognitive group intervention in order to apply it and to understand and distinguish the components that influence participation among people with schizophrenia. The specific objectives were to:

1. Improve participation by increasing the effectiveness of cognitive strategy use and teaching clients to independently review performance and to examine the strategy's effectiveness.
2. Compare the use of cognitive strategies between participants with schizophrenia and their matched controls following the Meta cognitive group intervention and to correlate the cognitive strategies use and participation following the Meta cognitive group.
3. Examine whether symptoms moderate the association between metacognitive outcomes and participation among people with schizophrenia following the Meta cognitive group.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Confirmed diagnosis of schizophrenia by a licensed psychiatrist
• Fluency in Hebrew
• t-score of at least 65 on the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function-Adult version

Exclusion Criteria:

• Severe psychiatric hospitalization of over 24 hours during the month prior to the beginning of the study
• Used drugs or alcohol