How A New Therapy Helps People with Delusions Feel Safe Again

This time an article from Vice.com: How A New Therapy Helps People with Delusions Feel Safe Again

During a first episode of psychosis, over 70% of people have a persecutory delusion. This article discusses a therapy - "Feeling Safe" - that specifically addresses that delusion. It does that by addressing aspects that underlie that delusion: worrying, low self-confidence, sleeping troubles, and safety-seeking behaviors. The treatment helps people re-enter situations that made them previously feel unsafe, alongside targeting those other negative side effects. The therapy also provides a large amount of autonomy to the participants; it’s modular and people can choose which treatment focuses they’d like to take on first, guided by clinical psychologists. 

The study by Daniel Freeman, a professor of clinical psychology at the University of Oxford, and his colleagues was published in The Lancet Psychiatry earlier this month. It is the result of 15 years of study. The study claims a great effect compared to treatment with CBT.