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Study of Integrated Dual Diagnosis Treatment in the Netherlands.

Conditions
Patients with a Severe Mental Illness with co-occurring alcohol or drug abuse.
Registration Number
NL-OMON23336
Lead Sponsor
Arkin,Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
150
Inclusion Criteria

All patients in Mental Health Care (MHC) outpatient teams with a SMI defined as:

1. A diagnosis of schizophrenia or major affective disorder;

Exclusion Criteria

Patients will be excluded if they have inadequate mastery of the Dutch language.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Type and severity of psychiatric symptoms (BPRS-E);<br /><br>2. Level of substance abuse (MATE).<br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
On a patient level we will use the following secondary outcomes:<br /><br>1. Patients acceptance and adherence to their treatment (CRS);<br /><br>2. Quality of life (MANSA);<br /><br>3. Functioning (GAF);<br /><br>4. stage of substance abuse treatment (SATS);<br /><br>5. Therapeutical alliance (HAQ).<br><br /><br /><br>To study the effects of IDDT training on professional’s therapeutic skills, attitude, knowledge, and fidelity we will use the following secondary outcomes:<br /><br>1. Mastering of motivational interviewing techniques (MITI);<br /><br>2. Theoretical knowledge concerning substance abuse (paper test);<br /><br>3. Team IDDT fidelity (standardized fidelity assessment).
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