Effectiveness of the psychiatric rehabilitation approach in the Netherlands
- Conditions
- Psychiatric mental disorders/illnessMental and Behavioural DisordersPsychiatric mental disorders
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN73683215
- Lead Sponsor
- Altrecht Institute for Mental Health Care (The Netherlands)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 157
1. Adults with severe mental illness who receive Mental Health Care (MHC) in clinical settings or in out-patients settings
2. Must have a wish for change in at least one of the main rehabilitation areas (housing, work/daily activities, learning and social contacts)
3. Patients must have new goals: he/she is not already trying to obtain the goals mentioned with a rehabilitation worker
4. Patients must accept the rehabilitation offer and participate in the research
5. Patients should be willing to give informed consent
There are no other exclusion criteria patients with severe mental illness with different ages, and different psychiatric diagnosis can participate
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The primary outcome criterion is goal attainment. Patients are interviewed three times, at the start (T0) after one year (T1) and after two years (T2). At the same time rehabilitation workers and psychiatrists are asked to fill out questionnaires.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Other outcome criteria are (changes in):<br>1. Functioning<br>2. Empowerment<br>3. Quality of life<br>4. Met and unmet needs for care