Family Centered Psychiatric Social Work Interventions for Persons with First Episode Psychosis

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Health Condition 1: null- First Episode Psychosis

• Registration Number: CTRI/2016/04/006861
• Lead Sponsor: ational Institute of Mental Health And Neuro Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 24 November 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Open to Recruitment
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 56

Inclusion Criteria

1. Caregivers of PwFEP with age group of 18-50 years, with in the first 5 years of onset of illness.

2. Caregivers of PwFEP DSM-IV diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizophreniform disorder, schizoaffective disorder, and psychosis not otherwise specified.

3. Caregivers of PwFEP who resides in and around Bangalore (within 50 kilometers of distance)

4. Caregivers of PwFEP willing to come for follow up at NIMHANS, Bangalore.

5. Caregivers of PwFEP who can speak Kannada, Telugu and English languages.

Exclusion Criteria

1. PwFEP having substance induced psychosis, organic psychosis, psychosis as a part of dementia and mental retardation

2. Caregivers of PwFEP diagnosed of having severe psychiatric or neurological disorders

3. Caregivers of PwFEP involved in the care of another family member suffering from serious physical or mental illness.

4. Caregivers of PwFEP who have already received similar intervention package.

5. Caregivers of PwFEP unable or unwilling to give informed consent.

6. Caregivers of PwFEP who will be unable to come for the follow-up at NIMHANS.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
WHO Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (Ustun et al.)Timepoint: 3 months post Intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Positive and Negative Syndrome scale, PANSS (Kay, Fiszbein, & Opler, 1987), Clinical Global Impression Rating scale (Guy, 1976), Knowledge about Schizophrenia Interview, KASI (Barrowclough et al., 1987), The Socio-occupational Functioning Scale (SOFS) (Saraswat, Rao, Subbakrishna, & Gangadhar, 2006),Timepoint: 3 months post Intervention;The Medication Adherence Rating Scale, MARS (Thompson, Kulkarni, & Sergejew, 2000), WHOQOL- BREF (Turkington, Dudley, Warman, & Beck, 2004), The Burden Assessment Schedule, BAS (Thara, Padmavati, Kumar, & Srinivasan, 1998)Timepoint: 3 months post Intervention