Common Mental Disorders e.g. Anxiety, Depression
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group:Drug treatment and time-limited psychosocial inter
Control group:Drug treatment and time-limited psychosocial inter
Sponsors
nil
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All consecutive new referrals, aged 18 to 64, to the Li Ka Shing Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic, falling into "Category III" from standard Hospital Authority clinic triage procedures (non-urgent cases with no active psychosis, no indicators of suicidality or violence) who gives informed written consent are recruited.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with the following conditions will be excluded from the study: literacy,Psychosis, mental retardation, organic brain syndromes, critical medical conditions and sub-specialty service referrals including sleep disorders clinic, pregnancy, sexual dysfunction, and substance abuse services.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Global psychiatric symptom scores (SCL-90R global);Quality of life (SF-36) scores;Clinical Global Impressions Scale);Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale;Patient Satisfaction Scale; | — |
Contacts
Public ContactWei Lin
Outcome results
None listed