Severe mental illness Mental and Behavioural Disorders Severe mental illness
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Adult, aged 18 - 60 years at intake, either sex 2. Main diagnoses mental disorder of any kind established by case notes or staff communication using Structured Clinical Interview for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition (DSM-IV) (SCID) criteria 3. Presence of severe mental illness based upon validated criteria including symptom severity (Threshold Assessment Grid [TAG] greater than or equal to 5) and illness duration (greater than or equal to 2 years) 4. Expected contact with mental health services (excluding inpatient services) during the time of study participation 5. Sufficient command of the host country's language 6. Capable of giving informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Main diagnosis of mental retardation, dementia, substance use or organic brain disorder 2. Cognitive impairment severe enough to make it impossible to give meaningful information on study instruments 3. Treatment by forensic psychiatric services
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Needs (Camberwell Assessment of Need Short Appraisal Schedule [CANSAS]), measured at timepoints t0 - t6 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Quality of life (Manchester Short Assessment of Quality of Life [MANSA]), measured at timepoints t0 - t6 2. Service use (Client Sociodemographic and Service Receipt Inventory - European version [CSSRI]), measured at timepoints t0 and t6 3. Symptomatic impairment (Health of the Nation Outcome Scales [HoNOS] and Outcome Questionnaire [OQ-45]), measured at timepoints t0 and t6 | — |
Countries
Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Switzerland, United Kingdom