Health Condition 1: F10-F19- Mental and behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Individualized Homoeopathic Medicines: Individualized Homoeopathic Medicine potency ranging from 30C to 50M in the form of uniform-sized medicated globules will be administered orally a
Sponsors
Dr M Selvaganapathi
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients of both genders between the ages of 18 to 60. 2. Patients presenting with Psychotic symptoms due to substance use. 3. BPRS score of 18 or more.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Suicidal ideation. 2. Life-threatening serious systemic illness. 3. Pregnant and lactating women. 4. Primary psychotic disorders. 5. Psychotic disorder due to another medical condition.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Assessment of the reduction of the severity of symptoms of participants with substance-induced psychotic disorder after the administration of Individualized Homoeopathic Medicines is planned to be done using the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS).Timepoint: Every month from baseline till the 9th month | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Assessment of the changes in quality of life of participants with substance-induced psychotic disorder after the administration of Individualized Homoeopathic Medicines is planned to be done using the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHO-BREF-QoL) scale.Timepoint: At the baseline & at the 9th month | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr S Karunakaramoorthi
National Homoeopathy Research Institute in Mental Health, Kottayam
Outcome results
None listed