Mental and behavioural disorders
Conditions
Interventions
In the experimental group routine risk assessment and care evaluation is carried out at every formal evaluation of the care plan, but at least once every six months. It consists of (1) an assessment o
Sponsors
Initiator
Division of Forensic Psychiatry
Mental Health Organization Drenthe
Performer
Rob Giel Research Center
for Mental Health Services Research
Department of Psychiatry
University Medical Center Groningen
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Included are clients of outpatient forensic psychiatric services.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Seen less than once a month on average by their case manager; 2. Whose treatment is expected to end within three months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The proportion of clients showing ‘violent behaviour’ (including criminal behaviour, physical violence, and verbal aggression) in the six months prior to follow-up (at 18 months or end or treatment). Information on violent behaviour is gathered in two ways. First, by continuous registration of violent incidents by the case manager, as part of the medical record of clients in both research conditions. And second, by self-report in a follow-up interview. Any reports of a violent incident is judged by a panel of forensic psychiatric experts, who will be blind about the research condition of the client, as will be the interviewers. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes are ‘risk enhancing behaviour’ (e.g. breaking of agreements, stopping necessary medication, drug abuse), quality of life, psychiatric and social functioning, aggression, impulsivity, and satisfaction with care and the therapeutic relation. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactNadine Troquete
Rob Giel Research Center for Mental Health Services Research Department of Psychiatry University Medical Center Groningen P.O. Box 30.001
Outcome results
None listed