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Original Article

Participants’ and staffs’ evaluation of the Illness Management and Recovery program: a randomized clinical trial

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Pages 30-37 | Received 04 Sep 2015, Accepted 19 Sep 2016, Published online: 12 Nov 2016
 

Abstract

Background: Psychoeducational interventions for people with severe mental illness are developed to enable them to manage their illness effectively to improve prognosis and recovery.

Aim: The aim was to investigate the benefits and harms of the Illness Management and Recovery (IMR) program among people with severe mental illness in Denmark. IMR builds among other approaches on a psychoeducational approach.

Methods: A randomized, multi-center, clinical trial of the IMR program compared with treatment as usual among 198 participants with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder investigating outcomes related to illness self-management assessed by the IMR scale, recovery, hope and participants’ satisfaction at the end of the 9 months intervention period.

Results: No statistical differences were seen between the two groups regarding illness self-management, hope, recovery, or satisfaction with treatment.

Conclusions: IMR appears not to be better than treatment as usual in any of the outcomes. Further studies with a longer follow-up period, better assessments of recovery and a systematic review of the existing trials are needed to assess if the program is effective.

Declaration of interest

The Danish Health Fund, Mental Health Centre Ballerup and Frederiksberg and the Mental Health Services of Capital Region of Denmark funded this trial.

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