A peer-delivered intervention to reduce the impact of psychosis stigma and discrimination: a feasibility randomised controlled trial

Overview

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

August 11, 2021

End Date

May 31, 2023

Last Updated

last year

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

•1\. Age 16\+ years
•2\. Meet ICD\-10 F20\-F29 Schizophrenia spectrum diagnosis, or be receiving services from Early Intervention Services (EIS)
•3\. Under the care of a mental health service with a care coordinator
•4\. Competent to provide written, informed consent (for ethical considerations)
•5\. At least a moderate level of self\-reported disclosure\-related distress screening scale (Rüsch et al., 2014\), as determined by scoring \>3 on the screening item
•6\. At least moderate levels of internalised stigma as determined by a a score of \=3 on at least one of the Internalised Stigma domains the Semi\-structured Interview Measure of Stigma (Wood et al., 2016\)

•1\. A primary diagnosis of alcohol or substance dependency (ICD\-10 F10 – F19 diagnosis), where this is clearly the cause of their psychotic symptoms. This does not exclude people who use substances or alcohol, only those with a primary diagnosis. This will be confirmed by the participant's care coordinator or psychiatrist
•2\. A diagnosis of moderate to severe learning disability, as confirmed by the participant's care coordinator or psychiatrist
•3\. An ICD\-10 diagnosis of organic psychosis, as confirmed by the participant's care coordinator or psychiatrist
•4\. Non\-English speaking, where this prevents engagement in informed written consent and interviews
•5\. Immediate risk to self or others as confirmed by the participant's care coordinator or psychiatrist