The effectiveness of an education and information programme to prevent relapse in people suffering from bipolar disorder
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Bipolar disorderMental and Behavioural DisordersBipolar affective disorder
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN17827459
- Lead Sponsor
- Regione Lombardia
- Brief Summary
2013 Results article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23816448 results 2019 Results article in https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00873 (added 22/03/2023)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 120
Inclusion Criteria
1. A lifetime diagnosis of BD type I or II
2. Being euthymic for at least 3 months
3. Sufficient information about illness course during =18 months prior to start of psychoeducation (collected from the medical record and from the psychiatrist)
4. Willingness to continue current medication
5. Written informed consent to participate in group psychoeducation
Exclusion Criteria
1. DSM-IV Axis I comorbidity
2. Mental retardation (IQ <70)
3. Current substance use
4. Organic brain damage
5. Deafness
6. Patients undergoing any structured form of psychological treatment
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Any episode of BD relapse with hospitalization was measured using the official Lombardy Region’s electronic Psychiatric Case Register.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> All data concerning hospitalizations were retrieved from the official Lombardy Region’s electronic Psychiatric Case Register:<br> 1. Number of subjects hospitalized<br> 2. Number of hospitalizations<br> 3. Number of days of hospitalization<br>