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Psychosocial Intervention to Reduce Self-stigma and Improve Quality of Life Among People With Mental Illness in Chile

NCT03197168 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 76

Last updated 2017-06-23

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Summary

The principal objective of this pilot trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of a psychosocial intervention to reduce self-stigma and improve treatment adherence and quality of life among people with a severe mental illness who attend to Community Mental Health Centers in Chile. The intervention is based on recovery and narrative therapy and considers 10 group sessions, mainly with patients, but also integrating relatives and professionals in some of the activities.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Intervention to reduce self-stigma among people with mental illness

This is a 10-session group intervention (held once a week), each lasting approximately 90 minutes, taking place where the participants receive mental health treatment. The intervention is informed by the following key areas: (1) recovery perspective of mental health and severe mental disorders; (2) constructivist epistemology approach to learning, using cases and users' experiences; and (3) psychotherapeutic and collective narrative practices, to address internalized problems and challenges shared among the group members, respectively.

BEHAVIORAL

Control

Generally, each community mental health center in Chile includes two full-time psychologists, a full-time social worker and half-time occupational therapist, nurse, and psychiatrist. This team mainly offers psychiatric medication, psychotherapy, and psycho-education for users and relatives. They do not offer any specific intervention to tackle stigma among providers.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ministry of Health, Chile

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • University of Chile

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-03-31
Primary Completion
2015-08-31
Completion
2016-03-31

Countries

  • Chile

Study Locations

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Diseases

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