Implementation of Family Involvement for Persons With Psychotic Disorders. (IFIP)
Psychotic Disorders
About this trial
This is an interventional health services research trial for Psychotic Disorders focused on measuring Family psychoeducation, Schizophrenia, Implementation science, Mental health care services, Clinical ethics, Family involvement, Family intervention
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility criteria apply to participants in both quantitative and qualitative sub-studies, except that participation in family psychoeducation as described below is NOT an exclusion criterion in the qualitative sub-study.
Inclusion criteria for patients:
- To have an established psychotic disorder (F20-29 in ICD-10) or a tentative diagnosis of psychotic disorder, certain enough to begin treatment. This need not be the patient's primary diagnosis.
- To be 18 years or older at the time of inclusion.
Exclusion criteria for patients:
- To be sentenced to psychiatric treatment.
- Not being competent to consent to participation in research.
- Having completed more than five joint sessions of family psychoeducation in single-family groups (patient and relative together) or more than ten joint sessions (multiple families together) in multiple-family groups, or a similarly structured family intervention.
- Not having any relatives or next of kin.
Inclusion criteria for relatives:
- Being a relative of a patient with a diagnosis as described above.
- To be 18 years or older at the time of inclusion.
Exclusion criteria for relatives:
• Having completed more than five joint sessions (patient and relative together) of family psychoeducation in single-family groups or more than ten joint sessions (multiple families together) in multiple-family groups, or a similarly structured family intervention.
Sites / Locations
- Asker DPS - Vestre Viken HF
- Drammen DPS - Vestre Viken HF
- Ringerike DPS - Vestre Viken HF
- Kongsberg DPS - Vestre Viken HF
- DPS poliklinikk Vestmar/stathelle - Sykehuset Telemark
- Vestfold DPS - Sykehuset i Vestfold HF
- Nedre Romerike DPS - Akershus Universitetssykehus HF
- Groruddalen DPS - Akershus Universitetssykehus HF
- Søndre Oslo DPS - Oslo Universitetssykehus HF
- Voksenpsykiatrisk avdeling Vinderen - Diakonhjemmet Sykehus
- DPS poliklinikk Porsgrunn - Sykehuset Telemark
- Bærum DPS -Vestre Viken HF
- DPS poliklinikk Seljord - Sykehuset Telemark
- DPS poliklinikk Skien - Sykehuset Telemark
- Vestfold DPS - Sykehuset i Vestfold HF
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Other
No Intervention
Intervention arm
Control arm
Clusters (psychiatric outpatient clinics) in the intervention arm receives a comprehensive implementation support program during the trial period.
Clusters (psychiatric outpatient clinics) in the control arm receives no implementation support during the trial period.