Psychotic disorders A nurse working in a Psychiatric hospital
Conditions
Interventions
1. Comprehensive assessment: We aim to perform initial assessments in around 3 sessions. 2. Creation of the care plan: The care plan will be created after conducting the comprehensive assessments, an
psychological issues and social functioning, and to provide psychoeducation, as required. 4. Performance of relapse drills: Relapse drills will be performed in accordance with the relapse-drill proto
Sponsors
Tohoku University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: We will target approximately 20 individuals with psychotic disorders aged 14 to 36 years, who have had an onset of a psychotic disorder within the past five years. Diagnosis will be based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV (American Psychiatric Association), and diagnoses may include brief psychotic disorder, schizophreniform disorder, schizophrenia, delusional disorder, schizoaffective disorder, and mood disorders with psychotic features.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Cases with neurological disorders or substance dependence will be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Psychiatric symptoms: We will assess psychiatric symptoms using the Positive And Negative Syndrome Scale, Beck Cognitive Insight Scale, and Beck Depression Inventory. Surveys: We will survey the level of insufficiency of and level of satisfaction with the service via self-evaluations regarding the outcome of the program, and assess the knowledge of and response to the treatment and the illness. These surveys will be conducted on both patients and their families separately. An additional survey will be conducted targeting on the nurses who would provide the service based on present program in the future. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactNorika Mitsunaga
Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine 2-1,Seiryo-machi, Aoba-Ku, Sendai, 980-8575, Japan
Outcome results
None listed