Effects of crisis cards/plans for people with psychotic illnesses, facilitated through local patient organisation and through clinician, on the number of crisiscontacts with mental health services and the numer of (cumpulsory) admissions.

Completed

• Conditions: Psychiatric crisis.

• Registration Number: NL-OMON20794
• Lead Sponsor: Bavo Europoort

Brief Summary

Protocol: <br> The effects of crisis plans for patients with psychotic and bipolar disorders: a randomised controlled trial. Ruchlewska A, Mulder CL, Smulders R, Roosenschoon BJ, Koopmans G, Wierdsma A. BMC Psychiatry. 2009 Jul 9;9:41. doi: 10.1186/1471-244X-9-41. <br><br> Primary results: <br> Effect of crisis plans on admissions and emergency visits: a randomized controlled trial. Ruchlewska A, Wierdsma AI, Kamperman AM, van der Gaag M, Smulders R, Roosenschoon BJ, Mulder CL. PLoS One. 2014 Mar 19;9(3):e91882. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0091882. eCollection 2014. <br><br> Secondary results: <br> Crisis plans facilitated by patient advocates are better than those drawn up by clinicians: results from an RCT. Ruchlewska A, Mulder CL, Van der Waal R, Kamperman A, Van der Gaag M. Adm Policy Ment Health. 2014 Mar;41(2):220-7. doi: 10.1007/s10488-012-0454-4. <br><br> A. Ruchlewska, A.M. Kamperman, A.I. Wierdsma, M. van der Gaag, C.L Mulder (2016). Determinants of implementation and use of psychiatric advance statements in mental healthcare in the Netherlands. Psychiatric Services, doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201400495. <br><br> B. A. Ruchlewska, A.M. Kamperman, M. van der Gaag, A.I. Wierdsma & C.L. Mulder (2015). Working Alliance in Patients with Severe Mental Illness Who Need a Crisis Intervention Plan. Community Mental Health Journal, 02/2015, DOI: 10.1007/s10597-015-9839-7.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 28 February 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 240

Inclusion Criteria

Patients with psychotic disorder or bipolar disorder, who had at least one crisis contact with mental health services or had been (compulsorily) admitted during the previous two years, and who are presently receiving out-patient treatment.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Organic mental syndrome;

2. unable to give informed consent because of mental incapacity;

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The number of crisis contacts with mental health services and the number and duration of (compulsory) admissions.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Patient's needs, mental and social functioning.