The Effectiveness of FMPO in Improving the Quality of Care for Persons With Severe Mental Illness.
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Major Depression
In brief
The purpose of this study is to learn how to help veterans play a stronger role in shaping their mental health care. Specifically we want to see if we can help veterans improve their mental health treatment by helping them decide if they want to involve family in their mental health treatment, and if so, how. The study will compare a "family member provider" program to an "enhanced treatment as usual approach" in achieving these goals.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00466323
- Run by
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
- People needed
- 238
- Starts
- 2007-09-01
- Expected to finish
- 2011-06-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2015-04-24
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Age 18-70 years
- Diagnosis of a psychotic disorder in keeping with criteria established by the Serious Mental Illness Treatment Research and Evaluation Center (SMITREC){{646}} (schizophrenic disorders (295.0-295.9), affective psychoses (296.1, 296.4-296.8) and other psychotic diagnoses (297.0-298.9)) or diagnosis of Major Depression with psychotic features (296.xx)
- Decisional capacity to provide informed consent
- At least two outpatient visits within last six months
- At least monthly face-to-face contact for one hour or more with a patient-identified family member or caregiver
- Assessment by the treating therapist or psychiatrist that the patient is clinically stable enough to participate in the program.
- Family Member/Caregiver Inclusion Criteria
- Age 18-80 years
- Decisional capacity to provide informed consent
- Permission from veteran to be contacted
You may not qualify if…
- Patients whose families have attended the FPE group within the last six months
- Patients whose families have had at least monthly clinician contact in the last six months
- Patients who are currently homeless
- Patients who participated in the FMPO pilot.
- Family Member/Caregiver Exclusion Criteria:
- Individuals who do not meet the inclusion criteria
- Individuals who participated in the FMPO pilot.
Where it is running
- VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, West Los Angeles, CA — West Los Angeles, California, United States
- Baltimore VA Medical Center VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, MD — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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