The present study will assess the feasibility and social validity of an adjunctive health promotion group for youth and clinical high risk for psychosis (CHR-P). Youth participating in treatment at the Center for the Assessment and Prevention of Prodromal Sates (CAPPS) will be invited to participate in a weekly, adjunctive, closed psychoeducation group focused on sharing health promotion strategies and increasing health behaviors (e.g. improved sleep habits, increased participation in physical activity). The aim of the group will be to provide psychoeducation on lifestyle risk and protective factors for youth at risk for psychosis (i.e. experiencing subthreshold psychosis symptoms). Topics covered will include psychoeducation, goal setting, stress management, sleep, physical activity, substance use, and nutrition. Evidence-based strategies to decrease risk factors and promote protective lifestyle factors for mental illness will be reviewed. Group leaders will utilize a motivational interviewing approach to facilitate the group. The group will complete nine weekly group sessions. The goal of our research is to 1) determine the feasibility of a novel group-based health promotion intervention, 2) assess the social validity of the group, 3) measure the effects of the intervention on stress, sleep, physical activity, substance use, and nutrition, and 4) measure preliminary effects on symptoms and functioning.
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Participant Recruitment and Retention
Timeframe: Across Intervention: 9 weeks
Change in Physical Activity
Timeframe: Change from baseline (pre-intervention) to 9- week post-intervention
Change Sleep Habits
Timeframe: Change from baseline (pre-intervention) to 9- week post-intervention
Change in Subjective Stress
Timeframe: Change from baseline (pre-intervention) to 9- week post-intervention
Change in Substance Use
Timeframe: Change from baseline (pre-intervention) to 9- week post-intervention
Change in Diet
Timeframe: Change from baseline (pre-intervention) to 9- week post-intervention