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Voices, Attachment and Trauma (VAT): a study on the recovery of people with severe mental illness

Recruiting
Conditions
Psychosis
schizophrenia
stemmingsstoornissen
10039628
Registration Number
NL-OMON52765
Lead Sponsor
entis (Groningen)
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
720
Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria psychosis target group
1) There is a psychotic disorder according to the DSM-V; schizophrenia,
schizophreniform, schizo-affective, schizotypal, delusional disorder, psychosis
due to substance/medication use, psychotic disorder not otherwise defined
and/or one of the following DSM-V codes 301. 22, 297.1, 298.8, 295.40, 295.90,
295.70, 293.81, 293.82, 293.89, 298.8, 298.9, 291.9, 292.9.
2) The patient is >= 18 years of age;
3) There is no crisis admission or admission to a closed ward;
4) The patient has sufficient command of the Dutch language.

Inclusion criteria for target group mood disorders
1) There is a bipolar disorder, anxiety or depression disorder according to the
DSM-V;
2) The patient is >= 18 years of age;
3) There is no crisis admission or admission to a closed ward;
4) The patient has sufficient command of the Dutch language language.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria psychosis target group
1) There is a diagnosis other than schizophrenia spectrum and other related
psychotic disorder according to the DSM-V.
2) The patient is < 18 years of age;
3) There is a crisis admission or admission to a closed ward;
4) The patient has insufficient command of the Dutch language.

Exclusion criteria mood disorder target group
1) There is a diagnosis other than bipolar disorder, anxiety or depression
disorder according to the DSM-V.
2) The patient is < 18 years of age;
3) There is a crisis admission or admission to a closed ward;
4) The patient has insufficient command of the Dutch language.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational non invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>The primary outcome measures are changes in clinical recovery (measured with<br /><br>the PANSS or HADS), functional recovery (housing/employment/studying from the<br /><br>autobiographical questionnaire) and personal recovery (measured with the Mental<br /><br>Health Confidence Scale and the Self Esteem Rating Scale).</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Secundary parameters/outcome measures are the nature of the voices the<br /><br>participant hear (VOS), the changes and frequency in hearing of the voices (6<br /><br>items of the PUVI) and how participants view themselves in relation to their<br /><br>voices (Social Comparison).<br /><br><br /><br>Other parameters are several factors related to recovery: general health<br /><br>(Rand-36), attachment (RAAS), cognitive insight (BCIS), response to<br /><br>major/traumatic events (TSQ), therapeutic alliance (WAV), self stigma (ISMI),<br /><br>physical activity (IPAQ, sleep (SCOPA-sleep) and loneliness (de Jong Gierveld).</p><br>
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