Journal article
Young people's experience of online therapy for first-episode psychosis: A qualitative study
Lee Valentine, Carla McEnery, Shaunagh O'Sullivan, Simon D'Alfonso, John Gleeson, Sarah Bendall, Mario Alvarez-Jimenez
PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHOTHERAPY-THEORY RESEARCH AND PRACTICE | WILEY | Published : 2022
DOI: 10.1111/papt.12356
Abstract
Objectives: This study aimed to understand how young people with first-episode psychosis experienced online therapy on a Moderated Online Social Therapy (MOST) platform known as Horyzons. Methods: Semi-structured in-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with 12 young people who had previously participated in Horyzons, a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of a long-term digital intervention for first-episode psychosis. Interviews were analysed using a phenomenological approach. Results: This study found that the online therapy experience for first-episode psychosis was idiosyncratic, taking on different meaning for different users. The relatively fixed therapeutic content led to experien..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank the young people who participated in this research study and shared their time, thoughts, and experiences. M.A-J. was supported by an Investigator Grant (APP1177235) from the National Health and Medical Research Council and a Dame Kate Campbell Fellowship from The University of Melbourne. SB was supported by the McCusker Foundation Fellowship and University of Melbourne Ronald Philip Griffths Fellowship.