Psychological Treatment in Psychiatric Inpatient Care.

The intervention is brief and centered around four therapeutic sessions that can be extended or shortened depending on how long patients are hospitalized. Core techniques from CBT and ACT are included in the manual and consists of behavioral activation and values and unhelpful thoughts. Nursing staff on these wards have received training in the manual parallel with supervision which is not given in the treatment as usual wards. The wards that have not received the intervention will be offered this at the end of their TAU period.

This treatment as usual can consist of medication, brief talks, leisure activity on the wards.