A card game for the treatment of delusional ideas: a naturalistic pilot trial.
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.
Khazaal
Yasser
Y
Département de Psychiatrie, Echallens 9, CH-1004 Lausanne, Switzerland. yasser.khazaal@chuv.ch
Favrod
Jérôme
J
Libbrecht
Joël
J
Finot
Sophie Claude
SC
Azoulay
Silke
S
Benzakin
Laetitia
L
Oury-Delamotte
Myriam
M
Follack
Christian
C
Pomini
Valentino
V
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