Health Condition 1: F01-F99- Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Naomi Dsouza
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Schizophrenia: 1) Age range 20-55 years 2) Diagnosed as having schizophrenia as per DSM-V by a consultant psychiatrist 3) Duration of illness >1 year 4) Married >2 year and living with spouse 5) Patients whose course of illness is stable (antipsychotic medicines not increased during the 3 months immediately prior to the study, no hospitalizations for MI in last 3 months) 6) Ability to read Kannada or English 7) At least 6 years of formal education 8) Normal or corrected vision and hearing Bipolar Disorder: 1) Age range 20-55 years 2) Diagnosed as having bipolar disorder as per DSM-V by a consultant psychiatrist 3) Duration of illness >1 year 4) Married >2 year and living with spouse 5) Patients whose course of illness is stable (mood stabilizer medicines not increased during the 3 months immediately prior to the study, no hospitalizations for MI in last 3 months) 6) Ability to read Kannada or English 7) At least 6 years of formal education 8)Normal or corrected vision and hearing Spouse 1) Age range 20-55 years 2)Married >2 years and living with spouse diagnosed with schizophrenia, or bipolar disorder 3) Ability to read Kannada or English 4) At least 6 years of formal education 5) Normal or corrected vision and hearing
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patient 1) History of or current medical illness that may significantly influence CNS function or structure (including mental retardation, significant head injury) 2) Pregnancy or postpartum ( 3) Co-morbidity for psychoactive substance dependence (except nicotine) within the past 6 months Spouse 1)History of or current psychiatric illness 2) History of or current medical illness that may significantly influence CNS function or structure (including mental retardation, significant head injury) 3) Pregnancy or postpartum ( 4) Co-morbidity for psychoactive substance dependence (except nicotine) within the past 6 months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To find the relationship between social cognition and marital quality among patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.Timepoint: 3 months since last hospitalisation, and no change in treatment. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| ï?· To compare marital quality between patients with bipolar disorder and their spouses, and patients with schizophrenia and their spouses. ï?· To compare social cognition between patients with bipolar disorder and patients with schizophrenia.Timepoint: 3 months since last hospitalisation, and no change in treatment. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactNaomi Dsouza
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Outcome results
None listed