Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia
Conditions
Keywords
Schizophrenia, Assertive community treatment
Brief summary
The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of assertive community treatment in Copenhagen in two regions compared with two regions where this treatment was not implemented. The effect on user satisfaction, use of bed days, social network, global assessment of functioning, substance misuse will be evaluated.
Detailed description
In area where assertive community treatment was implemented 100 patients had filled in a form regarding their social situation. They were interviewed after one year and asked about user satisfaction and followed up in Danish registers. Register information was extracted concerning vital status, cause of death, use of psychiatric services and criminal record. The same procedure was carried out for a comparison group, carefully matched, from other regions in Copenhagen, where assertive community treatment was not implemented.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALAssertive Community Treatment
BEHAVIORALTreatment in Community Mental Health Center
Sponsors
Copenhagen Hospital Corporation
Bispebjerg Hospital
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* User of bed days exceeded 40 days last two years; or * 4+ admissions during last two years; or * A second diagnosis of substance misuse; or * Non compliance with medication or outpatient visits in usual settings; or * Being unable to use other existing services
Exclusion criteria
* Forensic patient with a sentence to stay in hospital
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Adherence to treatment | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| User satisfaction | — |
| Quality of Life | — |
| Substance misuse | — |
| Social network | — |
| Experience of violation of personal integrity and privacy in relation to treatment | — |
| Independent living | — |
| Crime | — |
| Suicidal behaviour | — |
| Use of psychiatric services | — |
| Affiliation to labor market | — |
Countries
Denmark
Outcome results
None listed