Mindfulness-based Illness Management Program for Schizophrenia (MBPP)
Schizophrenia
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Schizophrenia focused on measuring mindfulness-based program, Psychoeducation, schizophrenia, Chinese, outpatients
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- outpatients;
- aged 18+; and
- diagnosed as schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders (< or =5 years) according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 4th edition, as ascertained by the Structured Clinical Interview (SCID-I).
Exclusion Criteria:
- not able to understand the psycho-education content and Chinese;
- mentally unstable at recruitment; and
- with co-morbidity of other severe mental health problems such as depression and substance misuse.
Sites / Locations
- Jilin Medical College
- KH/LKS Specialty OPD
- TM Psy Centre
- Taipei Medical University
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Experimental
Other
Active Comparator
Mindfulness-based program
Routine Care
Psychoeducation group
A structured, researcher-designed mindfulness-based psycho-education program (6 months), comprised of 12 bi-weekly, 2-hour group sessions (10-12 patients per group). The program was based on the psycho-education programs by Chien et al. (2010) and Lehman et al. (2004), as well as the 8-session Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program by Kabat-Zinn (1990).
Routine psychiatric outpatient care, including medication, psychiatric consultation in outpatient clinic, brief education by psychiatric nurses, financial and social welfare advices by social workers, and individual counseling by clinical psychologist.
A psychoeducation group program (12 sessions, bi-weekly) based on Dr. Macpherson's Family Psychoeducation Program in 1996 and Chien and Bressington's one in 2014/15 will be used. References: Chien WT, Bressington D. A randomized controlled trial of a nurse-led structured psychosocial intervention program for people with first-onset mental illness in psychiatric outpatient clinics. Psychiatry Res 2015;229:277-86. Macpherson R, Jerrom B, Hughes AA. controlled study of education about drug treatment in schizophrenia. Br J Psychiatry 1996;168:709-17.