Status:
COMPLETED
Reducing Internalized Stigma in People With Serious Mental Illness
Lead Sponsor:
VA Office of Research and Development
Conditions:
Schizophrenia
Schizoaffective Disorder
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if Ending Self-Stigma (ESS), a 9-session group intervention designed to assist veterans with serious mental illness to develop skills (SMI) to effectively cop...
Detailed Description
Background: Stigmatizing beliefs and attitudes about mental illness are prevalent and exposure to stigma is common among people with mental illness. The negative effects of stigma are compounded when...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Diagnosis of Schizophrenia
- Schizoaffective disorder
- Bipolar Disorder
- or Major Depression with Psychotic Features
- Age 18 to 80
- Receiving services at one of VA Medical Center study sites
- Ability and willingness to provide consent to participate
- Agreement obtained from the treating clinician that the patient is clinically stable enough to participate in the study
Exclusion
- Severe or profound mental retardation by chart review
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
252 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01259427
Start Date
October 1 2011
End Date
September 1 2015
Last Update
March 8 2016
Active Locations (3)
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1
Washington DC VA Medical Center, Washington, DC
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20422
2
VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21201
3
Perry Point VA Medical Center VA Maryland Health Care System, Perry Point, MD
Perry Point, Maryland, United States, 21902