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Tyagi V, Khan A, Siddiqui S, Kakra Abhilashi M, Dhurve P, Tugnawat D, Bhan A, Naslund JA. Development of a Digital Program for Training Community Health Workers in the Detection and Referral of Schizophrenia in Rural India. Psychiatr Q 2023; 94:141-163. [PMID: 36988785 PMCID: PMC10052309 DOI: 10.1007/s11126-023-10019-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/12/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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This study aimed to develop and assess the acceptability of a digital program for training community health workers (CHWs) in the detection and referral of patients with schizophrenia in community settings in rural India. An iterative design process was employed. First, evidence-based content from existing community programs for schizophrenia care was incorporated into the curriculum, and reviewed by experts to ensure clinical utility and fidelity of the adapted content. Second, CHWs provided feedback on the appropriateness of language, content, and an initial prototype of the digital training program to ensure relevance for the local context. Focus group discussions were then used to understand the acceptability of the digital training prototype and to inform modifications to the design and layout. Qualitative data was analysed using a rapid thematic analysis approach based on predetermined topics pertaining to acceptability of the training content and digital platform. Development of the initial prototype involved content review by 13 subject matter experts with clinical expertise or experience accessing and receiving mental health services, and engagement of 23 CHWs, of which 11 provided feedback for contextualization of the training content and 12 participated in focus group discussions on the acceptability of the prototype. Additionally, 2 service-users with lived experience of schizophrenia contributed to initial testing of the digital training prototype and offered feedback in a focus group discussion. During contextualization of the training content, key feedback pertained to simplifying the language and presentation of the content by removing technical terms and including interactive content and images to enhance interest and engagement with the digital training. During prototype testing, CHWs shared their familiarity with similar symptoms but were unaware of schizophrenia as a treatable illness. They shared that training can help them identify symptoms of schizophrenia and connect patients with specialized care. They were also able to understand misconceptions and discrimination towards people with schizophrenia, and how to address these challenges by supporting others and spreading awareness in their communities. Participants also appreciated the digital training, as it could save them time and could be incorporated within their routine work. This study shows the acceptability of leveraging digital technology for building capacity of CHWs to support early detection and referral of schizophrenia in community settings in rural India. These findings can inform the subsequent evaluation of this digital training program to determine its impact on enhancing the knowledge and skills of CHWs.
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- Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 641 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, USA.
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Stefanatou P, Tsompanaki E, Lavdas M, Giannouli E, Ralli I, Kalogerakou S, Anyfandi E, Stylianidis S, Stefanis N, Mavreas V, Konstantakopoulos G. Patient-reported needs predict perceived psychosocial disability and quality of life beyond symptom severity in schizophrenia. Disabil Rehabil 2023; 45:655-663. [PMID: 35191793 DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2022.2040610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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PURPOSE We examined whether patient-rated or clinician-rated needs are more strongly associated with perceived psychosocial disability (PPD) and subjective quality of life (SQOL) of schizophrenia patients, beyond symptom severity. METHODS Hierarchical regression analyses were computed to test patient and clinician-rated unmet and met needs (estimated by eighty-two patient-clinician pairs) as predictors of PPD and SQOL above and beyond demographics and psychopathology. Needs, symptomatology, PPD and SQOL were estimated using Camberwell Assessment of Need (CAN), PANSS, WHODAS 2.0 and WHOQOL-BREF respectively. RESULTS Needs were significantly associated with all WHODAS 2.0 and WHOQOL-BREF domains above and beyond demographics and PANSS variables. Clinician-rated needs were better predictors of only one WHODAS 2.0 domain, while patient-rated needs were better predictors of all other WHODAS 2.0 and WHOQOL-BREF domains. Patient-rated unmet needs were more strongly than met needs associated with the most WHODAS 2.0 and WHOQOL-BREF subscores. CONCLUSION This study offers the first evidence that patient-rated needs, especially unmet needs, are strongly associated, above and beyond symptomatology, with global and domain-specific PPD of schizophrenia patients. Accordingly, strong relations of patient-rated needs with SQOL emerged. Identifying and addressing patient-reported needs could facilitate PPD and SQOL improvement more effectively than interventions confined solely to symptom remission.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONSchizophrenia is associated with poor rehabilitation and recovery outcomes, i.e., perceived psychosocial disability (PPD) and subjective quality of life (SQOL).Assessment of patients' needs constitutes the basis of determining treatment goals and planning tailor-made interventions to achieve crucial rehabilitative outcomes.Higher levels of patient-reported unmet needs are associated with poorer SQOL and higher global and domain-specific PPD of schizophrenia patients, above and beyond symptom severity.Addressing patient-reported needs through personalized interventions can facilitate more effectively PPD and SQOL improvement, than treatment confined to symptomatic alleviation.
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- Pentagiotissa Stefanatou
- First Department of Psychiatry, Eginition Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Statistics, School of Information Sciences and Technology, Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Psychosocial Science, Society and Workplace Diversity Research Group, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- First Department of Psychiatry, Eginition Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Psychiatry, Eginition Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Psychiatry, Eginition Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.,Department of Psychology, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Psychiatry, Eginition Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Psychology, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Athens, Greece.,Association for Regional Development and Mental Health - EPAPSY, Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Psychiatry, Eginition Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.,University Mental Health, Neurosciences and Precision Medicine Research Institute "Costas Stefanis", Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Psychiatry, Eginition Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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V L, Jagannathan A, Angothu H, Reddy S. Need-based rehabilitation program for women with mental illness under long-term admission in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A feasibility study. Int J Soc Psychiatry 2022; 69:763-773. [PMID: 36384310 DOI: 10.1177/00207640221136996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND In keeping with the rights perspective, the rehabilitation needs of the women under long-term admission (LTA) in 'closed wards' of Tertiary Care Hospitals (TCHs) are different, often unfulfilled, and need to be addressed. METHODOLOGY The study used a qualitative exploratory research design. In phase, I, the rehabilitation needs of Women with Mental Illness (WMI) were assessed. In phase II, a rehabilitation program was developed and implemented in the ward where WMI were admitted. In phase III, the feasibility of the implementation of the Rehabilitation Program was tested. RESULTS The needs expressed by WMI were personal, economic, vocational, social, emotional, educational, relationship, recreation, reintegration, and health needs. They also expressed needs related to their rights such as privacy, making personal choices, access to mobile phones, holding bank accounts, etc. The stakeholders felt that WMIs who get well should be segregated from people who are acutely ill and given access to interact with other groups of people. Based on the themes elicited, a rehabilitation program was developed and implemented through networking and liaising with various departments of the institute, other Government, Non-Governmental Organizations, volunteers, and corporates. The rehabilitation program was found to be feasible with systemic changes being brought about at the institutional level. CONCLUSION In keeping with a rights-based approach TCHs need to implement need-based rehabilitation programs for WMI under LTA to improve their living conditions and quality of life.
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- Lydia V
- Department of Psychiatric Social work, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, KA, India
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- Department of Psychiatric Social Work, Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, KA, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, KA, India
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- Department of Psychiatric Social Work, Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, KA, India
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Gandhi S, Jayaraman S, Sivakumar T, John AP, Joseph A, Prathyusha PV. Can employment in a café change Clientele Attitude towards the staff when they are Persons with Mental Illness? Int J Soc Psychiatry 2022; 68:541-547. [PMID: 33506712 DOI: 10.1177/0020764021990068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Clientele's attitude toward Persons with Mental Illness (PwMI) changes over a period of time. The aim of this study was to explore and understand how and whether perception about PwMI changes when they are seen working like persons without mental illness among those availing services of ROSes café at NIMHANS, Bengaluru. METHODS The descriptive research design was adopted with purposive sampling. Community Attitude toward Mentally Ill (CAMI) a self -administered questionnaire of was administered to measure the clientele attitude towards staff with mental illness in ROSes Café (Recovery Oriented Services). A total of 256 subjects availing services from the ROSes café recruited in the study. Chi-square and Mann-Whitney U test was computed to see the association and differences on selected variables. RESULTS The present study results showed that subjects had a positive attitude seen in health care professionals in the domains of benevolence (BE) (28.68 ± 3.00) and community mental health ideology (CMHI) (31.53 ± 3.19), whereas non-health care professionals had showed negative attitude in the domain of authoritarianism (AU) (30.54 ± 3.42) and social restrictiveness (SR) (30.18 ± 3.05). Education, employment, marital, income, and working status were significantly associated with CAMI domains. CONCLUSION PwMI also can work like people without mental illness when the opportunities are provided. The community needs to regard mental illness in the same manner as chronic physical illness diabetes mellitus and allow PwMI to live a life of dignity by creating and offering opportunities to earn livelihood which would help them recover with their illnesses.
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- Sailaxmi- Gandhi
- National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore, KA, India
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- National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore, KA, India
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- National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore, KA, India
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- National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore, KA, India
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- National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore, KA, India
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Sood M, Chadda RK, Chawla N, Sharma MR, Patel R, Mohan M, Iyer S, Padmavati R, Thara R, Singh SP. Understanding needs of stakeholders and outcomes desired from a home-based intervention program for "difficult to treat" schizophrenia and related disorders: A qualitative study. Indian J Psychiatry 2022; 64:38-47. [PMID: 35400753 PMCID: PMC8992755 DOI: 10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_252_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2021] [Revised: 08/25/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND We aimed to understand the needs of service users - families and patients with schizophrenia and related disorders, and mental health professionals (MHPs) and expectations from a home-based psychosocial intervention program in Indian setting. MATERIALS AND METHODS We conducted four focus group discussions (FGDs) with families, patients with schizophrenia and related disorders and MHPs. Two FGDs were conducted with families and one each with the patients and MHPs. Participants in families and MHP group were asked about their primary concerns in caring for the patients, perceived needs of patients and the areas that can be targeted through a home-based psychosocial intervention program. All FGDs were audio-recorded and verbatim transcribed. Content analysis of the data was done to obtain a final list of needs and expected outcomes from a psychosocial intervention supported by families. RESULTS Six key priority needs were identified for intervention: medication adherence, activities of daily living, promoting physical health, engagement in meaningful work, building of social and support networks and information about all aspects of illness. Priority outcomes identified by MHPs were mostly clinical like symptom reduction, fewer rehospitalisation while families and patients focused more on psychosocial outcomes, such as improvement of wellbeing, having relationships, engagement in meaningful activities, better organization of the day, increased self-respect, reduced stress, lesser interference, and critical comments. All groups suggested that book or mobile app or video could be used. CONCLUSION This qualitative study shows that while both clinicians and service users consider recovery from schizophrenia and related disorders to be important, they differ on what they prioritise.
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- Mamta Sood
- Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Health Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick Medical School Building, Gibbet Hill Campus, Coventry, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, Schizophrenia Research Foundation, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Schizophrenia Research Foundation, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Health Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick Medical School Building, Gibbet Hill Campus, Coventry, UK
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Gomez-Sanchez-Lafuente C, Guzman-Parra J, Lopez-Zambrano MA, Moreno-Kustner B, Mayoral-Cleries F. Met and Unmet Needs in an Inpatient Psychiatry Setting in Spain. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 2021; 17:1859-1868. [PMID: 34135587 PMCID: PMC8197593 DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s307394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2021] [Accepted: 04/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Patients with severe mental disorder have health and social needs that require care. The aim of the study was to determine the main areas of perceived needs among inpatients with severe mental disorders and to identify risk factors of the group of patients with the greatest unmet needs. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 150 patients with severe mental illness were assessed during admission prior to discharge from the hospital. Camberwell Assessment of Needs was used as evaluation measure, in addition to clinical status (The Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale), social functioning (Personal and Social Performance) and sociodemographic variables. A descriptive and a multivariate logistic regression analysis were used to analyse variables related to the group of patients with the highest number of unmet needs (≥3). RESULTS Mean number of needs was 7.93, being 4.61 the mean number of needs met and 3.32 the needs unmet. The highest proportion of unmet needs were intimate relationships (44.0%), company (40.7%) and daytime activities (38.7%). A relationship was also found between the presence of three or more unmet needs and the following variables: Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale score (p=0.004), Personal and Social Performance score (p = 0.013), marital status (p=0.018), employment status (p=0.009) and voluntary admission (p=0.032). The multivariate model explained 29.5% of the variance (Nagelkerke's R2: 0.295). CONCLUSION Treatments aimed at improving social relationships and daytime activities could be a good option for inpatients with many unmet needs.
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- Carlos Gomez-Sanchez-Lafuente
- Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Salud Mental, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, Málaga, 29010, Spain.,Universidad de Málaga, Andalucía Tech, Facultad de Psicología, Málaga, 29071, Spain
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- Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Salud Mental, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, Málaga, 29010, Spain
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- Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Salud Mental, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, Málaga, 29010, Spain
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- Universidad de Málaga, Andalucía Tech, Facultad de Psicología, Málaga, 29071, Spain
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- Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Salud Mental, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, Málaga, 29010, Spain
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Mehta VS, Ram D. A Mixed-Methods Approach to Evaluate the Needs, Support, and Services for Common Mental Disorders: A Protocol Examining Two Community Extension Clinics. Indian J Psychol Med 2020; 42:S57-S62. [PMID: 33487804 PMCID: PMC7802027 DOI: 10.1177/0253717620971985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The social, economic, and physical environments are widely recognized as important determinants of health and affect the outcome of service delivery. The differences in the patient outcomes can be inferred upon by looking into the process and content of service delivery. METHODS This study is a mixed-methods, prospective cohort study to be conducted at two community extension clinics run by the Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi, Jharkhand. Service users diagnosed with a common mental disorder (CMDs) will be recruited during the study period of three years. The main objective is to ascertain the unmet needs of patients with CMDs. The secondary goals involve measuring the clinical outcome through the lens of process-oriented recovery, service satisfaction, and accessibility, and analyzing the barriers to access healthcare services along with the impact on the carers. Focus group discussions with participants will help understand the reasons behind their unmet needs and factors essential in service delivery. DISCUSSION Healthcare, as well as social care, aims to deliver services according to need. In a country with 15 million people with CMDs, evaluation of needs could create a platform for the rational distribution of services.
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- Varun S. Mehta
- Central Institute of Psychiatry, Kanke, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
- Varun S Mehta, Central Institute of Psychiatry, Kanke, Ranchi, Jharkhand 834006, India. E-mail:
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- Central Institute of Psychiatry, Kanke, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
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Raja T, Tuomainen H, Madan J, Mistry D, Jain S, Singh S. Psychiatric hospital reform in low-income and middle-income countries Structured Individualised inTervention And Recovery (SITAR): a two-arm pragmatic randomised controlled trial study protocol. BMJ Open 2020; 10:e035753. [PMID: 32371518 PMCID: PMC7228526 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Low-income and middle-income settings like India have large treatment gaps in mental healthcare. People with severe mental disorders face impediments to their clinical and functional recovery, and have large unmet needs. The infrastructure and standards of care are poor in colonial period psychiatric hospitals, with no clear pathways to discharge and successfully integrate recovered individuals into the community. Our aim is to study the impact of psychiatric hospital reform on individual patient outcomes in a psychiatric hospital in India. METHODS AND ANALYSIS Structured Individualised inTervention And Recovery (SITAR) is a two-arm pragmatic randomised controlled trial, focusing on patients aged 18-60 years with a hospital stay of 12-120 months and a primary diagnosis of psychosis. It tests the effectiveness of structural and process reform with and without an individually tailored recovery plan on patient outcomes of disability (primary outcome WHO Disability Assessment Scale), symptom severity, social and occupational functioning and quality of life. A computer-generated permuted block randomisation schedule will allocate recruited subjects to the two study arms. We aim to recruit 100 people into each trial arm. Baseline and outcome measures will be undertaken by trained researchers independent to the case managers providing the individual intervention. A health economic analysis will determine the costing of implementing the individually tailored recovery plan. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION The study will provide answers to important questions around the nature and process of reforms in institutional care that promote recovery while being cognizant of protecting human rights, and dignity. Ethical approval for SITAR was obtained from a registered ethics committee in India (Institutional Ethics Committee VikasAnvesh Foundation, VAF/2018-19/012 dated 6 December 2018) and the University of Warwick's Biomedical and Scientific Research Ethics Committee (REGO-2019-2332, dated 21 March 2019), and registered on the Central Trial Registry of India (CTRI/2019/01/017267). Trial results will be published in accordance to CONSORT guidelines.
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- Tasneem Raja
- Mental Health, Tata Trusts, Mumbai, India
- Mental health and wellbeing, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- Center for Health Economics, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- Warwick Cinical Trials Unit, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Director, Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing Research, Warwick Medical School, Coventry, UK
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Profiles of Service Users with Severe Mental Disorders Based on Adequacy of Help. Psychiatr Q 2019; 90:613-627. [PMID: 31218514 DOI: 10.1007/s11126-019-09652-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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This study has for aims to develop a typology describing adequacy of help based on socio-demographic, clinical and service utilization variables for 204 service users with severe mental disorders treated in the community. Study participants were recruited in an urban area of Quebec (Canada). Adequacy of help was assessed with the Montreal Assessment of Needs Questionnaire. A cluster analysis identified five profiles of service users. Adequacy of help was mainly related to continuity of care, help given by services, seriousness of needs and, to some extent, quality of life (QOL). Adequacy of help was highest among Class 3 participants, described as older individuals with mood disorders, who lived in autonomous housing and enjoyed good QOL. They received substantial help from both relatives and services. Adequacy of help was lowest for Class 5, which included individuals affected by co-occurring mental disorders but who also lived autonomously. Health service utilization was more strongly related to adequacy of help for this sample than were the socio-demographic and clinical factors tested.
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Ritsner MS, Farkash H, Rauchberger B, Amrami-Weizman A, Zendjidjian XY. Assessment of health needs, satisfaction with care, and quality of life in compulsorily admitted patients with severe mental disorders. Psychiatry Res 2018; 267:541-550. [PMID: 29980135 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2018.05.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2018] [Revised: 04/20/2018] [Accepted: 05/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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This cross-sectional study compared the levels of needs, care satisfaction, quality of life, and social support of compulsory admitted patients with severe mental disorders to a comparable group of voluntary admitted patients. One hundred and twenty-five patients with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder were admitted to a hospital by district psychiatrist order (DPO), court observation order (COO), or voluntary (VA). Participants were assessed before discharge using questionnaires, and psychiatric rating scales. A linear discriminant analysis revealed eight variables that best differentiated the three groups. COO patients were significantly discriminated from the two other groups (DPO and VA) by severe negative symptoms, better satisfaction with both nursing staff and family support. COO subjects had more non-illness unmet needs, while reported better hedonic capacity for social and interpersonal pleasure - compared to VA patients. DPO patients were significantly indicated by poorer awareness to illness, but better satisfaction with subjective feelings. VA subjects were significantly discriminated from compulsory admitted patients by higher illness severity scores. Assessment of unmet needs, satisfaction with care, quality of life, hedonic capacity, and social support constitute the factors that differentiate compulsory admitted patients and could be targets for interventions aimed to reduce the negative effects of compulsory admissions.
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- Michael S Ritsner
- Shaar Menashe Mental Health Center, Israel; National Insurance Institute in Israel, Haifa, Israel.
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- Aix-Marseille University, EA 3279 - Public Health, Chronic Diseases and Quality of Life - Research Unit, Marseille, France.
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Fleury MJ, Grenier G, Bamvita JM. Comparing Perceived Adequacy of Help Received Among Different Classes of Individuals with Severe Mental Disorders at Five-Year Follow-Up: A Longitudinal Cluster Analysis. Community Ment Health J 2018; 54:540-554. [PMID: 29134396 DOI: 10.1007/s10597-017-0181-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2016] [Accepted: 11/04/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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This study developed a typology describing change in the perceived adequacy of help received among 204 individuals with severe mental disorders, 5 years after transfer to the community following a major mental health reform in Quebec (Canada). Participant typologies were constructed using a two-step cluster analysis. There were significant differences between T0 and T2 for perceived adequacy of help received and other independent variables, including seriousness of needs, help from services or relatives, and care continuity. Five classes emerged from the analysis. Perceived adequacy of help received at T2 increased for Class 1, mainly comprised of older women with mood disorders. Overall, greater care continuity and levels of help from services and relatives related to higher perceived AHR. Changes in perceived adequacy of help received resulting from several combinations of associated variables indicate that MH service delivery should respond to specific profiles and determinants.
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- Marie-Josée Fleury
- Department of Psychiatry, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, McGill University, 6875 LaSalle Blvd., Montreal, QC, H4H 1R3, Canada.
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- Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, QC, H4H 1R3, Canada
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- Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, QC, H4H 1R3, Canada
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Caqueo-Urízar A, Boyer L, Gilman SE. Needs of Patients with Schizophrenia Among an Ethnic Minority Group in Latin America. J Immigr Minor Health 2018; 19:606-615. [PMID: 26936764 DOI: 10.1007/s10903-016-0376-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The aim of the study is to describe the need profile of outpatients with schizophrenia belonging to an Aymara ethnic group in Latin-America and to compare that profile to non-Aymara patients. A sample of 253 patients were evaluated with the Two-Way Communication Checklist (2-COM Checklist) measuring the needs and satisfaction of the patient; Positive and Negative Syndrome scale for Schizophrenia (PANSS) and Attitude to the Drugs (DAI-10). No significant differences were found between Aymara and non-Aymara, either in the total number of needs or in the subscales of satisfaction or in the types of needs. After adjustment for socio-demographic and clinical factors, patients with higher severity (PANSS) had higher number of needs and lower level of satisfaction. Higher score on DAI-10 is related to a higher total number of needs and better satisfaction with medication. Age, sex, ethnicity and employment were also associated with specific needs. The profile of the needs of schizophrenic Aymara patients does not differ from that of non-Aymara patients, and that in both groups it is necessary that the treatment primarily address symptom management and the subjective aspects of quality of life.
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- Alejandra Caqueo-Urízar
- Escuela de Psicología y Filosofía, Universidad de Tarapacá, Avenida 18 de Septiembre 2222, Arica, Chile. .,Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115-6018, USA.
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- EA 3279 - Public Health, Chronic Diseases and Quality of Life - Research Unit, Aix-Marseille University, 13005, Marseille, France
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- Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115-6018, USA.,Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115-6018, USA.,Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA, 02114, USA.,Health Behavior Branch, Division of Intramural Population Health Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 6100 Executive Blvd, Rockville, MD, 20852, USA
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Grover S, Avasthi A, Singh A, Dan A, Neogi R, Kaur D, Lakdawala B, Rozatkar AR, Nebhinani N, Patra S, Sivashankar P, Subramanyam AA, Tripathi A, Gania AM, Singh GP, Behere P. Stigma experienced by caregivers of patients with severe mental disorders: A nationwide multicentric study. Int J Soc Psychiatry 2017; 63:407-417. [PMID: 28537123 DOI: 10.1177/0020764017709484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Stigma is very common among caregivers of patients with severe mental disorder; however, there is lack of national level data from India. AIM To assess affiliate stigma and its correlates among caregivers of patients with severe mental disorders. METHOD For this, caregivers of patients with schizophrenia ( N = 707), bipolar disorder ( N = 344) and recurrent depressive disorder ( N = 352) were assessed on Stigma scale for Caregivers of People with Mental Illness and General Health Questionnaire. RESULTS Caregivers of patients with schizophrenia reported significantly higher stigma than patients with bipolar disorder and recurrent depressive disorder. Caregiver of patients with bipolar disorder reported significantly greater stigma than the caregivers of patients with recurrent depressive disorder. Higher caregiver stigma in all the diagnostic groups was associated with higher psychological morbidity in caregivers. Higher stigma in caregivers of schizophrenia was seen when the patient had younger age of onset and longer duration of treatment. In the bipolar disorder group, higher stigma in caregivers was seen when patient had higher residual manic symptoms. CONCLUSION This study suggests that caregivers of patients with schizophrenia experience higher stigma than the caregivers of patients with bipolar disorder and recurrent depressive disorder. Higher stigma is associated with higher psychological morbidity in the caregivers. Therefore, the clinicians managing patients with severe mental disorders must focus on stigma and psychological distress among the caregivers and plan intervention strategies to reduce stigma.
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- Sandeep Grover
- 1 Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- 1 Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- 1 Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- 2 Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata, India
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- 10 Topiwala National Medical College and BYL Nair Charitable Hospital, Mumbai, India
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- 14 D. Y. Patil Education Society (Deemed University), Kolhapur, India
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Neogi R, Chakrabarti S, Grover S. Health-care needs of remitted patients with bipolar disorder: A comparison with schizophrenia. World J Psychiatry 2016; 6:431-441. [PMID: 28078207 PMCID: PMC5183995 DOI: 10.5498/wjp.v6.i4.431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2016] [Revised: 09/18/2016] [Accepted: 10/18/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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AIM To investigate health-care needs and their correlates among patients with remitted bipolar disorder (BD) compared to patients with remitted schizophrenia.
METHODS Outpatients with BD (n = 150) and schizophrenia (n = 75) meeting clearly defined remission criteria were included in the study along with their relatives. Diagnostic ascertainment was carried out using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview. Demographic and clinical details were recorded using structured formats. Residual symptoms were assessed using standardized scales. Health-care needs were assessed on two separate scales. The principal instrument employed to assess health-care needs was the Camberwell Assessment of Need-Research version (CAN-R). To further evaluate health-care needs we felt that an additional instrument, which was more relevant for Indian patients and treatment-settings and designed to cover those areas of needs not specifically covered by the CAN-R was required. This instrument with a structure and scoring pattern similar to the CAN-R was used for additional evaluation of needs. Patients’ level of functioning was assessed using the Global Assessment of Functioning Scale and their quality of life (QOL) using the World Health Organization Quality Of Life-BREF version in Hindi.
RESULTS An average of 6-7 needs was reported by patients with BD as well as their relatives. Commonly reported needs were in the areas of economic and welfare needs, informational needs, social needs and the need for treatment. According to the CAN-R, both patients and relatives reported that more than 60% of the total needs were being met. However, over 90% of the needs covered by the additional evaluation were unmet according to patients and relatives. Needs in the areas of economic and welfare-benefits, information, company, daytime activities and physical health-care were largely unmet according to patients and relatives. Total, met and unmet needs were significantly higher for schizophrenia, but the most common types of needs were quite similar to BD. Relatives reported more needs than patients with certain differences in the types of needs reported. Level of patients’ functioning was the principal correlate of greater total and unmet needs in both groups. Significant associations were also obtained with residual symptoms and QOL.
CONCLUSION The presence of unmet needs in remitted patients with BD was an additional marker of the enduring psychosocial impairment characteristic of the remitted phase of BD.
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Waghmare A, Sherine L, Sivakumar T, Kumar CN, Thirthalli J. Rehabilitation Needs of Chronic Female Inpatients Attending Day-care in a Tertiary Care Psychiatric Hospital. Indian J Psychol Med 2016; 38:36-41. [PMID: 27011400 PMCID: PMC4782442 DOI: 10.4103/0253-7176.175104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Female patients hospitalized for a long duration in psychiatric hospitals are a special population with unique needs. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To assess rehabilitation needs of chronic female inpatients attending psychiatric rehabilitation services in a tertiary care psychiatric hospital. MATERIALS AND METHODS Rehabilitation needs of nine chronic female inpatients were assessed with an interview schedule developed by expert consensus. The needs were elicited from the patients. Perspectives of nursing staff, vocational instructors, and treating psychiatrists were also sought. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION Most patients expressed the need for more incentives for working in day-care, variety in food and grooming items. The nursing staff felt many patients could be placed outside, and the family members should come more frequently to meet them. Vocational instructors felt that patients need more incentives, variety in food and work. Treating psychiatrists said that major barriers in discharging and placing them were nonavailability or poor involvement of family members. Services like supported housing, supported education and supported employment are necessary to cater to their complex needs.
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- Avinash Waghmare
- Smt. Kashibai Navale Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India; Department of Psychiatry, Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Adequacy of Help Received by Individuals with Severe Mental Disorders After a Major Healthcare Reform in Quebec: Predictors and Changes at 5-Year Follow-Up. ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY IN MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH 2015; 43:799-812. [DOI: 10.1007/s10488-015-0695-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Adequacy of help received among individuals with severe mental disorders. ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY IN MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH 2015; 41:302-16. [PMID: 23334467 DOI: 10.1007/s10488-013-0466-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Using multiple linear regression analyses and a new assessment measure, this exploratory study identifies variables associated with help adequacy of 352 individuals with severe mental disorder. Help adequacy is higher with tobacco use, psychological distress domain, having a caregiver, help form services, being older, and lower with number of needs; accommodation, food, childcare and involvement in treatment decisions domains; number of suicide attempts, legal problems in previous year, and drugs problem. Results confirm the importance of a better collaboration with relatives, healthcare and social service providers to provide more adequate and satisfactory services for severe mental disorders individuals.
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Grover S, Avasthi A, Shah S, Lakdawala B, Chakraborty K, Nebhinani N, Kallivayalil RA, Dalal PK, Sinha V, Khairkar P, Mukerjee DG, Thara R, Behere P, Chauhan N, Thirunavukarasu M, Malhotra S. Indian Psychiatric Society multicentric study on assessment of health-care needs of patients with severe mental illnesses as perceived by their family caregivers and health-care providers. Indian J Psychiatry 2015; 57:181-9. [PMID: 26124525 PMCID: PMC4462788 DOI: 10.4103/0019-5545.158185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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AIM To study the health-care needs of the patients with severe mental disorders as perceived by their family caregivers and the treating psychiatrists. MATERIALS AND METHODS Caregivers of patients with severe mental disorders and their treating psychiatrists were assessed using Camberwell Assessment of Need-Research Version (CAN-R) scale and indigenously designed Supplementary Assessment of Needs Scale (SNAS). RESULTS The study included 1494 patients recruited from 15 centers. The mean needs as per the CAN-R, perceived by the caregivers were 7.8 and treating psychiatrists were 8.1. About one-third of needs were unmet. On SNAS, both caregivers and treating psychiatrists reported a mean of 7.9 needs, of which more than half were unmet as per the caregivers. As per the treating psychiatrists, 45.5% of the needs as assessed on SNAS were unmet. There was a high level of correlation between needs perceived by the patients, caregivers and the treating psychiatrists. On CAN-R, main domains of needs as reported by the caregivers were those of money, relief of psychological distress, information about the illness and treatment, welfare benefits, transport, company and food. As per the treating psychiatrists, the most common total needs identified were those of relief of psychological distress, welfare benefits, information about the illness and treatment, money, transport, company self-care and physical health. The most common domains of needs as assessed on SNAS as per the caregivers were those of free treatment, medical reimbursement, psychoeducation, financial help, social support, insurance, more time from the clinicians and travel concession. The treating psychiatrists identified dealing with caregiver's stress as the most common need. CONCLUSIONS According to the family caregivers and treating psychiatrists, about one-third of the needs of the patients as assessed using CAN-R and about half of the needs as assessed using SNAS are unmet.
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- Sandeep Grover
- Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, SBKS MI and RC, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Pipaira, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, B. J. Medical College and Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine and J.N.M. Hospital, Kalyani, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Pushpagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, Tiruvalla, Kerala, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, KGMU, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, S. N. Medical College, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, R. G. Kar Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Schizophrenia Research Foundation (SCARF), Chennai, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Grover S, Avasthi A, Shah S, Lakdawala B, Chakraborty K, Nebhinani N, Kallivayalil RA, Dalal PK, Sinha V, Khairkar P, Mukerjee DG, Thara R, Behere P, Chauhan N, Thirunavukarasu M, Malhotra S. Indian Psychiatric Society multicentric study on assessment of health-care needs of patients with severe mental illnesses. Indian J Psychiatry 2015; 57:43-50. [PMID: 25657456 PMCID: PMC4314916 DOI: 10.4103/0019-5545.148520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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AIM To assess the health-care needs of the patients with severe mental disorders. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients with the diagnosis of a severe mental disorder (schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders, bipolar disorder, recurrent depressive disorder, major depressive disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder) were assessed using Camberwell Assessment of Need-Research version (CAN-R) Scale and indigenously designed Supplementary Needs Assessment Scale (SNAS). RESULTS The study included 1494 patients recruited from 15 centers. The most common diagnostic group was that of affective disorders (55.3%), followed by psychotic disorders (37.6%). The mean number of total needs as perceived by the patients was 7.6 on the CAN-R. About two-third of the needs as assessed on CAN-R were met, and one-third were unmet. On CAN-R, main domains of needs as reported by patients were those of money, welfare benefits, transport, information about the illness and treatment, relief of psychological distress, company, household skills and intimate relationships. On SNAS, the mean number of total needs as perceived by the patients was 7.6 of which 4.1 were met needs. The most common domains of needs as assessed on SNAS were those of financial help, medical reimbursement, psychoeducation, free treatment, certification of mental illness, flexible work/job timings, addressing the caregiver stress and legal aid. CONCLUSION About two-third of the needs, of the patients with severe mental disorders are met as assessed using CAN-R. However, higher percentages of unmet needs are identified on SNAS. In view of the commonly reported needs, a change in the orientation of services offered to people with mental disorders is very much called for. At the government level, desired policies must be formulated to support the patients with mental disorders.
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- Sandeep Grover
- Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, SBKS MI and RC, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Pipaira, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, B.J. Medical College and Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine and J.N.M. Hospital, Kalyani, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, KGMU, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, S. N. Medical College, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, R. G. Kar Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Schizophrenia Research Foundation (SCARF), Chennai, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Grover S, Chakrabarti S, Ghormode D, Dutt A. A comparative study of caregivers' perceptions of health-care needs and burden of patients with bipolar affective disorder and schizophrenia. Nord J Psychiatry 2015; 69:629-36. [PMID: 25928091 DOI: 10.3109/08039488.2015.1033010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Although many studies in schizophrenia have evaluated health-care needs, there is a lack of data on the needs of patients with bipolar affective disorder (BPAD), with only occasional studies evaluating them, and no study has evaluated the relationship of health-care needs of patients with caregiver's burden. AIM To study the relationship of caregiver's burden and needs of patients as perceived by caregivers of patients with BPAD and schizophrenia. METHOD Caregivers of patients with BPAD and schizophrenia were assessed using the Camberwell Assessment of Needs - Research version (CAN-R) and Supplementary Needs Assessment Scale (SNAS), the Family Burden Interview schedule (FBI) and the Involvement Evaluation Questionnaire (IEQ). RESULTS Mean total needs of patients on CAN-R were 7.54 (SD 3.59) and 7.58 (SD 4.24) for BPAD and schizophrenia respectively. Mean total needs for SNAS were 7.24 (SD 3.67) and 7.68 (SD 5.02) for BPAD and schizophrenia groups, respectively. Total objective and subjective burden as assessed on FBI was significantly more for the schizophrenia group. Caregivers of patients with BPAD perceived significantly less disruption of routine family activities and lower impact on the mental health of others. On IEQ, the mean score on the domain of supervision was significantly higher for the BPAD group. In the schizophrenia group, positive correlations were seen between the total number of unmet and total (met and unmet) needs and certain aspects of burden, but no such correlations emerged in the BPAD group. CONCLUSION There is no correlation between number of needs and burden in the BPAD group; however, in the schizophrenia group the number of needs correlated with the perceived burden. Accordingly, orienting services to address needs of patients with schizophrenia can lead to reduction in burden among caregivers.
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- Sandeep Grover
- a Sandeep Grover, Department of Psychiatry , Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research , Chandigarh , India
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- b Subho Chakrabarti, Department of Psychiatry , Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research , Chandigarh , India
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- c Deepak Ghormode, Department of Psychiatry , Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research , Chandigarh , India
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- d Alakananda Dutt, Department of Psychiatry , Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research , Chandigarh , India
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Torres-González F, Ibanez-Casas I, Saldivia S, Ballester D, Grandón P, Moreno-Küstner B, Xavier M, Gómez-Beneyto M. Unmet needs in the management of schizophrenia. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 2014; 10:97-110. [PMID: 24476630 PMCID: PMC3897352 DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s41063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Studies on unmet needs during the last decades have played a significant role in the development and dissemination of evidence-based community practices for persistent schizophrenia and other severe mental disorders. This review has thoroughly considered several blocks of unmet needs, which are frequently related to schizophrenic disorders. Those related to health have been the first block to be considered, in which authors have examined the frequent complications and comorbidities found in schizophrenia, such as substance abuse and dual diagnosis. A second block has been devoted to psychosocial and economic needs, especially within the field of recovery of the persistently mentally ill. Within this block, the effects of the current economic difficulties shown in recent literature have been considered as well. Because no patient is static, a third block has reviewed evolving needs according to the clinical staging model. The fourth block has been dedicated to integrated evidence-based interventions to improve the quality of life of persons with schizophrenia. Consideration of community care for those reluctant to maintain contact with mental health services has constituted the fifth block. Finally, authors have aggregated their own reflections regarding future trends. The number of psychosocial unmet needs is extensive. Vast research efforts will be needed to find appropriate ways to meet them, particularly regarding so-called existential needs, but many needs could be met only by applying existing evidence-based interventions. Reinforcing research on the implementation strategies and capacity building of professionals working in community settings might address this problem. The final aim should be based on the collaborative model of care, which rests on the performance of a case manager responsible for monitoring patient progress, providing assertive follow-up, teaching self-help strategies, and facilitating communication among the patient, family doctor, mental health specialist, and other specialists.
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- Francisco Torres-González
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental, University of Granada, Spain ; Maristán Network, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental, University of Granada, Spain ; Maristán Network, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Concepcion, Chile ; Maristán Network, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Sistema de Saúde Mãe de Deus, Escola Superior de Saúde, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, Brazil ; Maristán Network, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Concepcion, Chile ; Maristán Network, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Andalusian Psychosocial Research Group and Department of Personality, Assessment and Psychological Treatment, Faculty of Psychology, University of Malaga, Spain ; Maristán Network, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Mental Health, NOVA Medical School, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal ; Maristán Network, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental, University of Valencia, Spain ; Maristán Network, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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Ernest S, Nagarajan G, Jacob KS. Assessment of need of patients with schizophrenia: a study in Vellore, India. Int J Soc Psychiatry 2013; 59:752-6. [PMID: 22965297 DOI: 10.1177/0020764012456801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND and aims: There is a dearth of studies investigating the prevalence and factors associated with unmet needs in people with schizophrenia from low- and middle-income countries. We aimed to study prevalence and risk factors for unmet need. METHOD A case-control study design was employed. One hundred and one (101) consecutive patients attending a psychiatric hospital were assessed using Camberwell Assessment of Need Short version (CANSAS) and Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS). Multivariate analysis was employed to adjust for confounders. RESULTS The majority of patients had many unmet needs. These unmet needs were significantly associated with lower education, poverty and persistent psychopathology on multivariate analysis. CONCLUSION Unmet needs are associated with poverty, lower education and persistent psychopathology. There is a need to manage unmet needs, in addition to addressing psychopathology and poverty.
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- Sharmila Ernest
- 1Department of Occupational Therapy, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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Fleury MJ, Grenier G, Bamvita JM, Tremblay J. Factors associated with needs of users with severe mental disorders. Psychiatr Q 2013; 84:363-79. [PMID: 23224403 DOI: 10.1007/s11126-012-9252-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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For persons suffering from severe mental disorders (SMD), better quantification of needs may facilitate services planning and evaluation, as well as patient recovery. This study aimed to assess associations of sociodemographic, socioeconomic, service utilization, life events, social support and clinical variables with the level of perceived needs of users with SMD globally and according to their factorial structure. A total of 351 adults with SMD from Montreal (Canada) were interviewed using the Montreal Assessment of Needs Questionnaire and seven other standardized instruments. Clinical records were also consulted. Eight variables were associated with levels of needs. Four factors were extracted from the factor analysis and labeled respectively: Helplessness, Social Integration, Functional Skills and Interpersonal Relationships. Models built from needs assessment factors are stronger than global needs and have a greater association with pertinent variables. Linear regression models based on factors show the importance of satisfaction with life domains and substance abuse in association with higher levels of perceived needs. The recognition of variables associated with each factor would optimize care planning and implementation.
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- Marie-Josée Fleury
- Douglas Hospital Research Centre, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, 6875 LaSalle Blvd., Montreal, QC H4H 1R3, Canada.
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Sarısoy G, Kaçar ÖF, Pazvantoğlu O, Korkmaz IZ, Öztürk A, Akkaya D, Yılmaz S, Böke Ö, Sahin AR. Internalized stigma and intimate relations in bipolar and schizophrenic patients: a comparative study. Compr Psychiatry 2013; 54:665-72. [PMID: 23601987 DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2013.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2012] [Revised: 01/20/2013] [Accepted: 02/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine characteristics of internalized stigma and intimate relations in bipolar and schizophrenia patients and to compare characteristics of intimate relations in bipolar and schizophrenia patients with or without internalized stigma. METHOD A total of 228 volunteers were included, 119 patients with bipolar disorder and 109 with schizophrenia. Schizophrenic and bipolar disorder patients were compared in terms of internalized stigma and intimate relations characteristics. Bipolar and schizophrenia patients with and without internalized stigma were compared in terms of characteristics of intimate relations. RESULTS Internalized stigma was determined in one in three schizophrenia and one in five bipolar patients. Stigma resistance and relational esteem in intimate relations scores were higher in bipolar patients. Relational anxiety/fear of relationship, relational monitoring and external relational control scores were higher in schizophrenia patients with internalized stigma compared to those without, while their relational satisfaction, relational esteem and relational assertiveness scores were lower. Relational anxiety/fear of relationship and relational monitoring scores were higher in bipolar patients with internalized stigma compared to those without, while their relational satisfaction scores were lower. CONCLUSION Internalized stigma in schizophrenia patients is a well-known subject that has been investigated previously. The results of our study are significant in terms of showing that internalized stigma is also frequent in bipolar disorder patients, and not solely in schizophrenia patients. Stigma resistance is higher in bipolar disorder patients. Internalized stigma is correlated with intimate relations in both bipolar and schizophrenia patients.
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- Gökhan Sarısoy
- Psychiatry Department, Ondokuz Mayis University School of Medicine, Tıp Fakültesi Psikiyatri AD Samsun, Turkey.
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Zahid MA, Ohaeri JU. Clinical and psychosocial factors associated with needs for care: an Arab experience with a sample of treated community-dwelling persons with schizophrenia. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 2013; 48:313-23. [PMID: 22547168 DOI: 10.1007/s00127-012-0514-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2011] [Accepted: 04/17/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To (1) highlight the profile of the needs for care among a sample of persons with schizophrenia, using the Camberwell Assessment of Needs (CAN-EU), in comparison with the international data; (2) assess the association of patients' needs with socio-demographics, clinical characteristics and objective quality of life (QOL); and (3) compare the perceptions of patients with those of the staff. METHOD Consecutive outpatients in stable condition were interviewed with the CAN-EU and measures of QOL and psychopathology. RESULTS There were 130 patients (68.5% men, mean age 36.8). The highest frequency of unmet needs was for money (29.2%). About a fifth of the subjects expressed unmet needs for six other items, including accommodation. The mean total needs was 8.67(7.1), the total met needs was 5.29 and total unmet needs was 3.38. The dimension with the highest frequency (40%) of unmet needs (functioning) is constituted by items that are related to family care at home. Staff identified significantly more needs than patients. Higher levels of needs were significantly associated with severity of psychopathology and negative affect, and not participating in outdoor activities. The mean number of needs was similar to reports from developing countries and higher than those from European countries. The met/unmet need ratio was similar to European data. CONCLUSION Despite free health services and family support, a number of our treated community-dwelling persons with schizophrenia had problems meeting basic and health-care needs. The findings call for a consideration of techniques for enhancing the capability of families to cope with the care of patients.
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- Muhammad A Zahid
- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Health Sciences Centre, Kuwait University, P. O. Box 24923, 13110 Safat, Kuwait.
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Fleury MJ, Grenier G, Bamvita JM. Help received from relatives and services to satisfy needs of adults with severe mental disorders. Health (London) 2013. [DOI: 10.4236/health.2013.52028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Werner S. Needs assessment of individuals with serious mental illness: can it help in promoting recovery? Community Ment Health J 2012; 48:568-73. [PMID: 22138851 DOI: 10.1007/s10597-011-9478-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2011] [Accepted: 11/29/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Needs of individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) must be understood in order to promote recovery. This study examined the needs of 206 individuals with SMI and compared their perceptions with those of their professional caregivers. Needs were reported in the areas of accommodations, psychotic symptoms, daytime activity, intimate relationships, and psychological distress. Caregivers reported more met needs, while individuals themselves reported more unmet needs. Results suggest that in order to promote recovery, services for persons with SMI should be developed in accordance with patients' most prominent needs, specifically in the social and personal areas of intimate and sexual relationships.
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- Shirli Werner
- Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91905, Mount Scopus, Israel.
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Ritsner MS, Lisker A, Arbitman M, Grinshpoon A. Factor structure in the Camberwell Assessment of Need-Patient Version: the correlations with dimensions of illness, personality and quality of life of schizophrenia patients. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2012; 66:499-507. [PMID: 23066767 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2012.02383.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIM To investigate the factor structure underlying the Camberwell Assessment of Need-Patient Version (CANSAS-P) items in schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. METHOD Factor, correlation and regression analyses were performed for dimensions of CANSAS-P, illness, personality and quality of life (QOL) related variables in 95 stabilized patients with chronic schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. RESULTS Exploratory factor analysis revealed a four-factor model that explains 50.4% of the total variance of the 20 CANSAS-P items. The factors 'Social disability', 'Information processing disability', 'Emotional processing disability', and 'Coping disability' showed acceptable internal consistency (Cronbach's α coefficient 0.67-0.77). The CANSAS-P subscale scores positively correlated with severity of symptoms, distress (r ranged from 0.34 to 0.45), while negatively associated with general functioning (r = -0.34), friend (r = -0.46) and family support (r = -0.41), satisfaction with medicine (r = -0.35), general activities (r = -0.40), and general QOL (r = -0.35) (all P < 0.001). Severity of illness, symptoms, emotional distress and emotion-oriented coping were positive predictors; friend support, QOL general activities, life satisfaction and satisfaction with medicine were negative predictors of the CANSAS-P subscale scores. The effect size (f(2)) for these predictors ranged from medium to quite large (f(2) = 0.28-1.13), and they explain from 23% to 46% of the variability in CANSAS-P subscales. CONCLUSIONS A four-factor structure mode, including social and cognitive functioning, emotion responsivity and coping with daily challenges, appears to fit CANSAS-P items. These subscales may contribute to research and improve treatment of psychiatric patients.
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- Michael S Ritsner
- Department of Psychiatry, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, and Sha'ar Menashe Mental Health Center, Hadera, Israel.
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Trends on schizophrenia admissions during the deinstitutionalisation process in Spain (1980-2004). Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 2011; 46:1095-101. [PMID: 20972771 DOI: 10.1007/s00127-010-0289-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2009] [Accepted: 09/13/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND The deinstitutionalisation reform in Spain started after 1980 with the aim of reducing the need for hospitalisation, length of stay and the number of psychiatric hospital beds, as well as fostering psychiatric patient's involvement in the community. The aim of this study was to review how this reform process has affected the management of schizophrenic patients from 1980 to 2004. METHODS Longitudinal (1980-2004) study describing variables related to hospital morbidity in schizophrenia patients. RESULTS Hospital admission rate has gradually increased from 1980 to 2004 from 3.71 admissions per 10,000 inhabitants to 5.89, respectively. Considering the type of admission, emergency or elective, whilst the latter has slightly decreased from 2.24 in 1980 to 1.72 in 2004, the first has almost tripled from 1.47 to 4.17. The point-prevalence of schizophrenic patients receiving inpatient treatment each year has decreased 78% in this period. Length of stay, in days per admission episode, has also decreased from 148 days in 1980 to 35 days in 2004. CONCLUSION One of the main impacts of the psychiatric health care reform in Spain has been the considerable reduction in hospital capacity devoted to schizophrenic patients, based on the significant decrease in point-prevalence. Thus, it seems relevant to design new studies to quantify the resource reallocation to other areas of care, such as pharmacological treatment and community services.
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Psychiatry is different from all other branches of medicine as it pertains on "psyche" which is intangible, effervescent and indefinable. It is influenced by interviewer and client's communication skills, personality, socio-cultural beliefs and interpretations. The inference of "normal" and "abnormal" varies across cultures and understanding of the cultural nuances is an integral part of understanding psychopathology. Knowledge gained in one culture cannot be extrapolated completely to another culture. Indian psyche is distinct as it is has been influenced by various invaders into the country, collectivism and interdependence. Because of all these factors, presentation of mental illness is different in the Indian culture and many a times it is difficult to fit patients into the categories developed by the Western world. Similar factors also influence attitude towards treatment seeking and visit to magico-religious healers and those practicing alternative system of medicine. Moreover, the principles of Western psychotherapy cannot be applied to the Indian subjects. Compared to West, family plays a vital role in all major decision in an individual's life including his treatment and care. They bear the major burden and take up the responsibility of care of the persons with mental illness and dampen the effect of limited resources. These families cope by trusting and passing on the responsibility to almighty. Hence, there is a need for Indianization of psychiatry.
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- Ajit Avasthi
- Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Ajit Avasthi
- Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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Kallivayalil RA, Chadda RK, Mezzich JE. Indian psychiatry: Research and international perspectives. Indian J Psychiatry 2010; 52:S38-42. [PMID: 21836710 PMCID: PMC3146192 DOI: 10.4103/0019-5545.69205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Indian psychiatry has many contributions to the world psychiatry to its credit. These include active participation in the international scientific organizations, research, and also creation of the manpower resources in many other countries. India has been an active partner in the research initiatives of the World Health Organization and the World Psychiatric Association. Research by the Indian psychiatrists played an important role in recognition of the entity of acute and transient psychotic disorders, some culture bound syndromes like Dhat syndrome and understanding the role of families in care of schizophrenia and course and outcome of schizophrenia.
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- International Center for Mental Health, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York University, New York, USA
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