Psychotic illness Schizophrenia
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
Eligibility
Age
16 Years to 64 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Age between 16 and 55 years old - Psychotic episode - Patients who are going to start or recently have started antipsychotic treatment (
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Coercive measures. With exception of "zorg machtiging" if a patient wants to start with antipsychotics voluntarily and the patient is competent of making decisions. - A history of mental retardation - Organic brain damage - Organic psychosis - Patients who are pregnant or patients who are breastfeeding.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| For the primary outcome, patients will be divided into a responder and a non-responder group based on the Positive and Negative Symptoms Scale (PANSS) scores and remission criteria as defined by Andreasen and others. * | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes include improvement on questionnaires for the quality of life, general and physical health and functional outcome. Tertiary outcome includes continuous changes in psychosis symptom levels as measured by the PANSS. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed