Table 1.
Meta-Synthesis of 16 Case Reports
| First Author | Date | Age/Gender | Dx | Primary Clinical Presentation | Treatment Length (Months) | Initial MAS-A | Final MAS-A | Total percent improved | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | O | D | M | T | S | O | D | M | T | |||||||
| Arnon Ribenfeld | 2018 | 50s/m | SSD | Demoralization | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 1.8 |
| 50s/f | SSD | Disorganization | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 9.5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 1.8 | ||
| Buck | 2016 | 60s/m | SSD | Paranoia | 60 | 3.5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 3.5 |
| Buck | 2018 | 50s/m | BPD | Emotional Dysregulation | 168 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8.5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 3.1 |
| van Donkersgoed | 2016 | 20s/f | FEP | Negative Symptoms | 8 | 3 | 2.5 | 1 | 4 | 10.5 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 1.6 |
| George | 2018 | 30s/m | SSD | Negative Symptoms | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 7 | 6 | 3.5 | 2 | 4 | 15.5 | 2.6 |
| Hamm | 2015 | 50s/f | SSD | Disorganization | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 1.7 |
| Hamm | 2016 | 50s/m | SSD | Negative Symptoms | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 2.0 |
| Hasson-Ohayon | 2017 | 20s/f | FEP | Depression | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 1.6 |
| Hillis | 2015 | 20s/m | FEP | Positive Symptoms | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 2.8 |
| Hillis | 2018 | 40s/m | SSD | Trauma | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 2.2 |
| James | 2018 | 40s/m | SSD | Substance Abuse | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 2.4 |
| de Jong | 2016 | 50s/m | SSD | Disorganization | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1.6 |
| Leonhardt | 2016 | 20s/m | FEP | Positive Symptoms | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 6.5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 1.8 |
| Leonhardt | 2018 | 20s/m | FEP | Negative Symptoms | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 6 | 5 | 1.5 | 5 | 17.5 | 2.9 |
| Vohs | 2016 | 40s/f | BPD | Emotion Dysregulation | 14 | 4 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 10.5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5.5 | 18.5 | 1.8 |
Notes: BPD, Borderline Personality Disorder; FEP, First episode psychosis; SSD, Prolonged schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder. MAS-A, Metacognitive Assessment Scale-Abbreviated; S, Self-reflectivity; O, Awareness of the other; D, Decentration; M, Mastery; T, Total.