Clinical Trial: SUCCEED Africa: Support, Comprehensive Care and Empowerment of People With Psychosocial Disabilities
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Condition: Schizophrenia
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: SUCCEED Africa: Protocol for a Multi-method Pilot Study of a Community-based Intervention for People With Psychosis in West and Southeast Africa
Brief Summary:
Although psychotic disorders typically affect less than 1% of the population, they are a significant cause of disability worldwide.Psychotic symptoms such as hallucinations, delusions and suicidal ideation can be profoundly disturbing, and negatively impact daily living.However, the social consequences of psychosis are often even more troubling than the symptoms.For example, people with psychosis have a high risk of experiencing violence, poverty, homelessness, incarceration, and unemployment, among other adverse…
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