Families Coping With Mental Illness Program

NCT00435721 | Unknown Phase 1

• 1 other identifier: CORRC 03-2003
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 50
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

The current study aims to develop and evaluate a practical, short-term support and education program for relatives of individuals with schizophrenia. This program has been developed to maximize efficiency and effectiveness in the following ways:

1. 1.The intervention specifically targets those factors empirically demonstrated to improve family functioning and well being. Specifically, this pilot intervention aims to: a) increase relatives' knowledge about schizophrenia spectrum disorders; b) help families attribute distressing behaviors of their ill relatives more accurately, by helping them to distinguish behaviors that are directly related to the illness from personality characteristics; c) improve attitudes towards the patient and reduce stress in interactions with the patient; d) encourage problem-focused coping strategies; e) reduce burden; f) provide opportunities for relatives to expand their social support network; g) help families learn about and utilize community resources.
2. 2.The program involves both individual and multifamily group components, in order to reap the benefits of both formats. Specifically, multifamily psychoeducation groups (involving individuals from several different families) tend to be more economical and allow participants to learn from each other, increase their social support networks, and reduce feelings of stigma. In contrast, individualized programs can target the specific needs of participants.

Conditions

Schizophrenia; Schizoaffective Disorder

Keywords

schizophrenia; family psychoeducation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Family knowledge

• Family Burden

• Expressed emotion

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Social Support

• Coping Strategies

• Confidence in knowledge

• Use of community resources

Interventions

Psychoeducation BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Self identified family members of individuals with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder or psychosis NOS
• years old or over

You may not qualify if:

• Own diagnosis of schizophrenia /schizoaffective disorder

Sponsors & Collaborators

• North Suffolk Mental Health Association: lead
• Mclean Hospital: collaborator

Study Sites (2)

McLean Hospital

Belmont, Massachusetts, 02448, United States

Location

Freedom Trail Clinic North Suffolk Mental Health Association

Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Schizophrenia; Psychotic Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Michelle S. Friedman-Yakoobian, Ph.D.

  Massachusetts General Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 1
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: ECT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 14, 2007
• First Posted: February 15, 2007
• Study Start: June 1, 2002
• Study Completion: August 1, 2005
• Last Updated: February 15, 2007

Record last verified: 2007-01

Locations

US (2)