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COgnitive Behavioural Therapy for Dissociative (Non-Epileptic) Seizures

A Randomised Controlled Trial

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CODES Results

 

 

There is a twitter thread discussing the results of the trial by one of the co-investigators - Professor Jon Stone HERE

 

 

We would also like to share our recent publications relating to the study:

 

Study protocol:

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-015-0350-0 

 

Statistical and economic analysis plan:

https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-017-2006-4

 

Characteristics of CODES baseline sample seen by neurologists:

https://doi.org/10.1111/epi.16350

 

Characteristics of CODES baseline sample seen by psychiatrists and randomised in to the trial:

https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291720001051

 

Predicting first attendance at psychiatry appointments:

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seizure.2019.11.014

 

Qualitative studies:

Psychiatrists views: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026493

 

Psychotherapists views; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.106943

 

Neurologists views:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seizure.2019.05.020

 

Participants views: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107230

 

Study looking at the performance of the PHQ-9 versus interview for depression in CODES : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2021.110487

 

HTA report: https://doi.org/10.3310/hta25430 

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Six month outcomes:   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seizure.2022.01.016

 

 

 

 

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The Main results of the CODES trial were published in May 2020 in Lancet Psychiatry

 

Main results paper: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(20)30128-0/fulltext

This video made in collaboration with Science Animated, gives a brief summary of the CODES trial results.

 

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