Butajira Study on Course and Outcome of Severe Mental Disorders
A sample of people with severe mental illness (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and severe depression) aged between 15 and 49 years were recruited from a predominantly rural community in Ethiopia and followed up regularly for an average of 10 years, ending in February 2012. The recruitment of participants took place between March 1998 and May 2001. After screening over 68,000 adults, the baseline total cohort consisted of 848 participants with severe mental illness. Of these, 321 had a diagnosis of schizophrenia, 315 had bipolar disorder, and 212 had severe depression.
Study design
Cohort - clinical
Number of participants at first data collection
321 (schizophrenic participants)
315 (bipolar participants)
212 (severely depressive participants)
Age at first data collection
15 - 49 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1998
Primary Institutions
Addis Ababa University (AAU)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Stanley Medical Research Institute (SMRI)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
Engagement
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