severe mental illness
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
National Institute of Mental Health, NCNP
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: adults aged between 18 and 64 with diagnosis of severe mental illness who have been hospitalized 1 year or longer and were discharged from psychiatric inpatient care
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Single diagnosis of mental disorders due to known physiological conditions (ICD-10 F0); psychoactive substance use (F1); anxiety, dissociative, stress-related, somatoform and other nonpsychotic mental disorders (F4); eating disorders (F50); adult personality and behavior (F6); intellectual disabilities (F7); or pervasive and specific developmental disorders (F8).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Readmission rate defined as the percentage of patients hospitalised during the first year after discharge and days of readmission defined as the number of days of hospitalization in the year after discharge | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1)Readmission rates and readmission days within the follow-up period set by each study, other than those described in the previous section 2)Percentage of those discharged from hospitals who were employed enrolled in school or participated in social activities such as volunteering within the follow-up period set by each study 3)Level of severity in psychiatric symptoms measured by rating scales (e.g. PANSS, BPRS), level of social functioning measured by rating scales (e.g. GAF), quality of life, and well-being measured by self-report questionnaires (e.g.WHO-QOL26, SF36) at the end of the follow-up period set by each study | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactSayaka Sato
National Institute of Mental Health, NCNP Department of Community Mental Health & Law
Outcome results
None listed