None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
This project aims to evaluate the efficacy of a manualised psychological treatment for adults with Separation Anxiety Disorder (SAD). SAD has only recently been accepted as legitimately occurring during adulthood in the DSM-5. As such, no evidence-based treatments have yet been trialed to address this debilitating condition. We hypothesise that adult subjects diagnosed with SAD who receive 8 sessions of specialized psychological treatment will report lower levels of anxiety, greater symptom improvements, and less impairments in their day-to-day life after treatment, compared to a a group who do not receive the treatment for 8 weeks. Project outcomes will indicate whether this treatment program is useful in reducing symptoms and distress caused by separation anxiety disorder.
Interventions
The treatment comprises a new manualised psychological program specifically for separation anxiety disorder in adults. The therapy utilises techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy, attachment-related interventions and positive psychology. Participants in the intervention group will receive 8 weeks of individual treatment with an intern psychologist for one hour per week.
Sponsors
Vijaya Manicavasagar
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Diagnosis of separation anxiety disorder.
Exclusion criteria
Primary psychiatric diagnosis other than separation anxiety disorder, comorbid personality disorder, high distress requiring urgent intervention.
Outcome results
None listed