Health Condition 1: F30-F39- Mood [affective] disorders Health Condition 2: F20-F29- Schizophrenia, schizotypal, delusional, and other non-mood psychotic disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Peer Support Group intervention for Persons with Mental Illness: The intervention would be focused on recovery, self esteem, improving social and communication skill, facilitating knowl
Sponsors
Kundurthi Venkatesh
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Persons diagnosed with severe mental disorders (International Classification of Diseases (ICD) criteria F20-29 and F30-39) with minimum duration of 2 years 2.Those who have a score of Clinical Global Impression severity scale score less than four would be taken. 3. Those who can speak English or Telugu languages
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Having any developmental disorders 2. Those who do not provide consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Self-esteemTimepoint: Baseline assessment at (Day-0), Post intervention assessment (Day-365) Follow-Up assessment (at 3 months, after post intervention) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| continuity in participationTimepoint: Baseline assessment at (Day-0), Post intervention assessment (Day-365);Knowledge about the rights of the persons with mental illness & social welfare benefitsTimepoint: Baseline assessment at (Day-0), Post intervention assessment (Day-365);RecoveryTimepoint: Baseline assessment at (Day-0), Post intervention assessment (Day-365), Follow-Up assessment (at 3 months, after post intervention) | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactKUNDURTHI VENKATESH
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS)
Outcome results
None listed