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Table 1 Treatment modules and therapeutic aims

From: Assessment of the efficacy of a fatigue management therapy in schizophrenia: study protocol for a randomized, controlled multi-centered study (ENERGY)

Module

Content summary

Aims

1

Psychoeducation

CBT Framework

Shift unhelpful beliefs around symptoms

Encourage understanding of link between activity levels and sleep habits with syndrome maintenance

2

Reorganize daily schedules

Initiate pacing of tasks, with optimal number of rest breaks

Increase hygiene practices

3

Energy conservation

Integrate meaningful activities depending on goals and available energy

4

Cognitive restructuring

Sleep interventions

Modify rest and sleep appraisals

Stimulus control, bedtime restriction, hypersomnia management

Relaxation

5

Strategies for physical and mental fatigue

Environmental modification, restructuring tasks

Cognitive strategies for information processing, attention and time pressure management

6

Review techniques

Relapse prevention

Consolidate treatment gains