To support retention at the one-year follow-up assessment, participants who attend the Jerusalem Mental Health Center in person to complete the follow-up assessments will receive 100 New Israeli Shekels (approximately 33 United States dollars) as compensation for their time and participation in the follow-up visit.
Age
18–any
Sex
MALE
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Male participants aged 18 years or older.
Acute psychiatric condition requiring admission to a closed psychiatric inpatient setting.
Moderate-to-severe psychotic symptoms, defined as a six-item Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS-6) total score greater than 14 and at least one PANSS-6 item rated 5 or higher.
Admission directly from the psychiatric emergency department.
Stay of at least 5 days in the assigned study inpatient setting.
Provision of informed consent to participate in the study.
Voluntary or involuntary legal admission status.
You may not be if
Previous psychiatric hospitalization ending less than one month before the current admission.
Hospitalization in the assigned study inpatient setting exceeding 180 days.
Substance use as the primary clinical problem requiring hospitalization.
Active organic medical condition requiring ongoing intensive medical monitoring.
Intellectual developmental disability.
Complex organic brain disorder, including dementia.
