Health Condition 1: F20- Schizophrenia
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Social Cognition and Interaction Training (SCIT): A manualized treatment with three modules
(introduction and emotions, figuring out situations and checking it out) that targets social cognitive deficits and biases among adults with schizophrenia (Roberts & Penn, 2016). This module will be a
Sponsors
NIMHANS
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Persons diagnosed with Schizophrenia 2) Duration of illness 3) CGI score 4) Change of medications by less than 25% of their dose in the past 8 weeks 5) Minimum education up to class 7. 6) 18-50 years of age 7) Working knowledge of English or Hindi
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Co-morbid neurological conditions 2) History of head injury 3) Current substance dependence, except nicotine 4) Clinical evidence of intellectual disability 5) Current symptoms of severe depression 6) Having undergone electroconvulsive therapy in the preceding six months 7) Having received social skills/cognition training of at least ten sessions in the past one year.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcome is Social CognitionTimepoint: Baseline and post-intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Symptomatology, neuro-cognition, recovery, quality of life and disability. Other aspects of feasibility i.e. acceptability, attrition rate and rate of recruitment.Timepoint: Baseline and post-intervention. Aspects of acceptability of the intervention such as satisfaction with the intervention will be evaluated post each module | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactPoornima Bhola
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India
Outcome results
None listed