Service users with complex mental health difficulties are more difficult to engage in treatment and drop‐out rates are higher, resulting in poorer clinical outcomes. Cognitive analytic therapy (CAT) is widely applied to service users with complex needs and shows promise in terms of engagement and outcomes. The aim of the present study was to examine the ‘lived experience’ of service users who have been retained in a full course of CAT treatment to provide important insights to why CAT seems to be an engaging psychotherapy, to inform future CAT delivery and practice with clients with complex needs.

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复杂二级护理心理健康困难者接受认知分析治疗的经验

有复杂心理健康问题的服务使用者更难参与治疗，辍学率更高，导致临床结果更差。认知分析疗法 (CAT) 广泛应用于具有复杂需求的服务用户，并在参与和结果方面显示出前景。本研究的目的是检查在整个 CAT 治疗过程中保留的服务使用者的“生活体验”，以提供重要的见解，为什么 CAT 似乎是一种引人入胜的心理治疗，为未来的 CAT 提供和实践提供信息需求复杂的客户。