CRIMSON: RCT of Joint Crisis Plans for individuals with psychosis

Background/Objectives: The Joint Crisis Plan (JCP) intervention aims to empower mental health service users by generating a statement of their wishes for treatment in the event of a future mental health crisis. It is a structured tool to assist shared decision making between service users and their clinical team. A recent pilot RCT showed a reduction in the use of the Mental Health Act (MHA) amongst service users with a JCP. The JCP is the only intervention that has been shown to reduce compulsory treatment in this way. The CRIMSON trial aims to determine if JCPs, compared with treatment as usual, are effective…