The graduated recovery intervention program for first episode psychosis: treatment development and preliminary data.

The Graduated Recovery Intervention Program (GRIP) is a novel cognitive-behavioral therapy program designed to facilitate functional recovery in people who have experienced an initial episode of psychosis. In this paper, the treatment development process of GRIP is described and data from an open feasibility trial are presented. Findings suggest clinical and psychosocial benefits associated with GRIP, and the treatment was well-received by clients and therapists.

Psychosocial treatment for first-episode psychosis: a research update.

Objective: This article reviews research on psychosocial treatment for first-episode psychosis.

Method: PsycINFO and MEDLINE were systematically searched for studies that evaluated psychosocial interventions for first-episode psychosis.

Results: Comprehensive (i.

Utility of social cognition and insight in the prediction of inpatient violence among individuals with a severe mental illness.

The purpose of this study was to assess the utility of social cognition and insight in the prediction of violence in a psychiatric inpatient sample. Violence history, demographic information, symptomatology, neuropsychological functioning, social cognition (i.e.