age 18 to 65 years old.

must have a definitive diagnosis of ms by a physician.

must understand english at 6th grade level since the crisp program requires participants to comprehend the educational information presented in english.

agree to participate in 12 group sessions over 12 weeks;

must have the ability to complete questionnaires in english since the outcome measures used for the study are in english.

must be able to commute to the site destinations

have an actively psychotic axis i disorder.

have a significant axis ii disorder of borderline personality disorder or schizoid personality disorder.

have a diagnosis of another neurological condition aside from ms.

inability to comply with study requirements/visits.