Health Condition 1: F20- Schizophrenia
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Integrated Psychological Therapy: Integrated Psychological Therapy (IPT) is a systematically structured comprehensive integrated holistic therapy approach for schizophrenia.IPT is found
Sponsors
Dr B Ravishankar
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) primary diagnosis of schizophrenia confirmed by The Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview, (M.I.N. I) and supplemented by DSM-V 2)participants should have at least 8 years of education 3) able to read and speak Tamil language 4) all participants should be symptomatically stable at the time of enrollment 5) Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) scores should be under 75, ratings of 3 (mild) or less on the PANSS psychosis items.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1)Persons of any co-morbid psychiatric disorder, neurological disorders 2)History of substance or alcohol, formal thought disorder, aggressive behavior 3)IQ <70
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The scores on cognitive domains measured, which are: Trail Making Test Part A, Wechslerâ?? subtests of Digit Span, Digit Symbol and Picture Arrangement, Reyâ??Osterrieth complex figure, Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test, PGI Memory ScaleTimepoint: two weeks,6 months and one year after the intervention | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) Negative Symptoms Scores of the PANSS (Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale) 2) Social functioning (as assessed by World Health Organization Disability Assessment scale) 3) Insight (Beckâ??s Cognitive Insight Scale) 4) Belief (as assessed by Brownâ??s Assessment of Belief Scale) 5) Metacognition (as assessed by Metacognition Assessment Scale)Timepoint: two weeks,6 months and one year after the intervention | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr B Ravishankar
Krishna Nursing Home
Outcome results
None listed