title: Preferences for psychological therapy in psychosis: trial participation, mode of treatment, and willingness to be randomised.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Psychological therapies for psychosis are well evidenced; however, service user preferences for psychological treatment and trial participation have been little researched.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To investigate preferences for psychological treatments for psychosis and trial participation decisions within a sample of people with experience of psychosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Hypothetical preferences were assessed in 90 individuals diagnosed with non-affective psychosis: (a) willingness/unwillingness to participate in a psychological therapy trial; (b) willingness/unwillingness to be randomised to treatment condition; (c) preference for mode of therapy; (d) reasons for preferences; (e) socio-demographic and clinical characteristics associated with preferences.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Most participants reported willingness to participate in a therapy trial and preferred not to be randomly allocated. Reasons for preferences were diverse, and preferences were not associated with socio-demographic or clinical variables.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The need for treatment choice in services for psychosis and further research in this area has been highlighted.
authors: School of Psychological Sciences, University of Manchester , Manchester , UK and.
authors: Katherine
authors: K
authors: Sumner
authors: Gillian
authors: G
authors: Haddock
authors: Samantha
authors: S
authors: Hartley
authors: Martina
authors: M
authors: Kilbride
authors: Monica
authors: M
authors: McCusker
authors: Liz
authors: L
authors: Pitt
authors: Sarah
authors: S
authors: Woodward
authors: Christine
authors: C
authors: Barrowclough
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008605:Mental Health Services; D008875:Middle Aged; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000523:psychology*; D057240:Patient Preference / Q000523:psychology*; D011613:Psychotherapy; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D055815:Young Adult