Is loneliness a feasible treatment target in psychosis?

Purpose Loneliness is a challenge for individuals with psychosis; however, interventions rarely target loneliness in this group. Method We developed a pilot positive psychology group intervention designed to reduce loneliness in psychosis and examined its feasibility and acceptability. Results Sixteen participants attended 5.38 (SD = 0.70) out of six sessions, with a dropout rate of 10%. Participants were significantly less lonely at post-treatment (p < 0.001, d = 1.51), and maintained their improvements from post-treatment to follow-up (p = 0.81, d = 0.07). Conclusions Loneliness may be a feasible and acceptable treatment target within psychosocial treatments