The delusion intervention literature indicates that belief modification procedures have been effective means of decreasing and, in some cases, eliminating delusional beliefs. Such procedures generally have emphasized a non-confrontational, collaborative approach containing some type of reality testing procedure and generation of alternative explanations to delusional statements. The present study utilized a belief modification procedure with four chronically mentally ill adult in-patients. Delusional belief statements were treated as hypotheses and were tested against data gathered during intervention sessions. Participants were encouraged to evaluate the data to determine whether it supported their reported delusional beliefs. Dependent measures were the number of delusional responses to individualized interviews targeting delusional ideation, and self-reported strength of belief in delusional statements. Additional generalization measures also were taken. Treatment effectiveness was evaluated using a multiple baseline across subjects design. Results indicated no change in the number of delusional interview responses given for any of the four subjects. Three of four subjects reported no changes in strength of belief in delusional statements. Chronicity of the participants and multiple problem issues were addressed as factors limiting their response to intervention. Continuing interventions and suggestions for increasing participants' level of responsivity to treatment through socialization procedures were discussed. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 52-08, Section: B, page: 4478. / Major Professor: Joyce L. Carbonell. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1991.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76482 |
| Contributors | Osteen, Frances Lee., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 190 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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