Young Adults With Violent Behavior During Early Psychosis
Schizophrenia, Schizo Affective Disorder, Schizophreniform Disorders
About this trial
This is an interventional health services research trial for Schizophrenia focused on measuring psychosis, schizophrenia, violence, aggression, intervention
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria for EIS participants: Ages 16 to 30 who have experienced nonaffective psychosis with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, schizophreniform disorder, delusional disorder, other specified/unspecified schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders (International Classification of Disease Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) Diagnosis Code F20.x) Receive First Episode Psychosis (FEP) treatment in one of OnTrackNY clinics/sites with an eligible EIS clinicians Willing to participate in research interviews after each study visit during the study period Exclusion Criteria: Unable to provide informed consent Not fluent (speaking, reading, writing) in English
Sites / Locations
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
behavioral intervention
This will involve conducting a 12-week open pilot trial (up to n=16 dyads of EIS clinicians-EIS participants) to test the feasibility and acceptability of the adapted Psychological Interventions for Coping with Anger and Schizophrenia: a study of outcomes (PICASSO) intervention in the OnTrackNY setting.