Schizophrenia Mental and Behavioural Disorders Schizophrenia
Conditions
Interventions
Relapse prevention programme as opposed to treatment as usual
Sponsors
Brent Mental Health Service (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Newly diagnosed by a Community Psychiatric Nurse (CPN) 2. Age group 18-45, men and women 3. Have a diagnosis of schizophrenia (ICD 10-F20) 4. Sufficiently stable to take part in the programme 5. Assessment conducted by CPN 6. Living in the community 7. Be able to consent to participate 8. Be on a therapeutic dose of anti-psychotic medication
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who do not speak English or cannot use an interpreter because this will be another confounder to the study 2. Patients with drug dependency as indicated by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV)although alcohol/drug abusers will still be eligible for the study. The DSM- IV criterion for abuse is very restrictive and would capture most alcohol/drug use by mental health service users. The CPN?s will be provided with this to make this assessment 3. Organic brain diseases (e.g. dementia) as assessed by the psychiatrist. The psychiatrist will be asked to assess whether the patient is capable of giving informed consent and understanding what they have been asked to do 4. Patients who have previously been treated with RP 5. Patients who refuse to provide consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Increased self-efficacy 2. Greater knowledge in medication, support services and illnesses 3. Improved quality of life 4. Reduced severity of symptomatology | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Decrease in admission rates 2. Decrease in length of stay following admission 3. Increase in the attendance rates of hospital appointments | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed