@article{ref1,
title="Coping strategy enhancement for the treatment of distressing voices in young people: a service evaluation within routine clinical practice",
journal="Clinical child psychology and psychiatry",
year="2022",
author="Hayward, Mark and Frost, Hazel and Naito, Akira and Jones, Anna-Marie",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Hearing voices is a common experience in young people, irrespective of diagnosis. This experience can be associated with distress, self-harm and an increased risk of attempting suicide. However, there are currently no evidence-based interventions which specifically target distressing voice hearing experiences in young people. <br><br>METHOD: This was a service evaluation exploring the engagement, outcomes and experiences of young people who were offered a brief 4-session intervention for distressing voices within a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) in the UK's National Health Service. The intervention was based on the principles of Coping Strategy Enhancement (CSE). <br><br>RESULTS: A total of 24 young people were offered the CSE intervention over a 20-month period. The intervention was completed by 15 young people. Pre-post outcomes suggested clinically meaningful reductions in the negative impact of voices for the majority of the young people. Qualitative feedback was positive and highlighted the value of both a space to talk about voice hearing experiences and a focus upon coping strategies. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The findings from this service evaluation suggest that CSE can be a brief, acceptable and helpful way for young people within a CAMHS context to start a therapeutic conversation about their distressing voice hearing experiences.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1359-1045",
doi="10.1177/13591045211061803",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13591045211061803"
}