Culturally adapted Family Intervention (CaFI) for African Caribbeans with schizophrenia and their families

Description

Aims

  • Culturally-adapt an existing family intervention
  • Test the feasibility of recruitment and implementation
  • Evaluate its accessibility and acceptability among African Caribbean patients and their families.

Method

Randomised controlled trial.

Background

African Caribbeans have the highest prevalence of schizophrenia, most difficult relationships with mental health services and greatest persistent inequalities in care of all ethnic groups in the UK(1-3). The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) recently updated schizophrenia guidelines(4); highlighting the lack of evidence-based psychological interventions for ethnic minorities in general and African Caribbeans in particular.

Contact

John Baker

Project website

https://www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/research/projectdetails/?ID=2986