title: A card game for the treatment of delusional ideas: a naturalistic pilot trial.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  "Michael's game" is a card game which aims at familiarizing healthcare professionals and patients with cognitive behavioral therapy of psychotic symptoms. This naturalistic study tests the feasibility and the impact of the intervention in various naturalistic settings.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty five patients were recruited in seven centers. They were assessed in pre and post-test with the Peters Delusion Inventory--21 items (PDI-21).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Forty five patients completed the intervention significantly reducing their conviction and preoccupation scores on the PDI-21.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This pilot study supports the feasibility and effectiveness of "Michael's game" in naturalistic setting. Additional studies could validate the game in a controlled fashion.
authors.affiliation: Département de Psychiatrie, Echallens 9, CH-1004 Lausanne, Switzerland. yasser.khazaal@chuv.ch
authors.forename: Yasser
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Khazaal
authors.forename: Jérôme
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Favrod
authors.forename: Joël
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Libbrecht
authors.forename: Sophie Claude
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Finot
authors.forename: Silke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Azoulay
authors.forename: Laetitia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Benzakin
authors.forename: Myriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oury-Delamotte
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Follack
authors.forename: Valentino
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pomini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D003702:Delusions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010988:Play and Playthings; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome