Health Condition 1: F01-F99- Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Unified Protocol for the Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Adolescence (Ehrenreich et al., 2009): Unified Protocol for the Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Adolescence (Ehrenreich
Sponsors
University Grants Commission
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. They are aged between 12 and 17 years. 2. They receive a principal diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder, mild/moderate depressive episode, social anxiety disorder, separation anxiety disorder, adjustment disorder, somatic symptom disorder, eating disorder and dissociative disorder, as per the criteria stated in ICD 10, during routine psychiatric evaluation; 3. They have not received any form of structured psychotherapy beyond three sessions by a qualified professional, during the last 3 months. In addition, adolescents taking medication for mood or behavioral difficulties will be required to be on a stable dose of medication, as measured by one month of continuous medication treatment at the same dosage level (Ehrenreich et al., 2009). 4. They have been identified to have average intellectual functioning as per clinical impression in routine psychiatric evaluation 5. They can speak and read English, Tamil, Kannada or Hindi.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. They have a principal or comorbid diagnosis of bipolar disorder, psychotic disorder, severe depressive episode, substance related disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, behavioral addiction, tics disorder or any form specific phobia. 2. They have attention deficit hyper-activity disorder, autism spectrum disorder 3. They have acute suicidal intent as identfied through routine psychiatric evaluation by the treating team. 4. They have emotional symptoms which are secondary to a medical condition.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Emotion Regulation skills Severity of psychological distress Coping skillsTimepoint: at baseline, at 4 weeks, at 8 weeks, at 12 weeks, 16 weeks, follow up at 1 month post intervention and 3 months post intervention | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| psychological flexibility cognitive avoidance behavioural avoidance psychosocial functioningTimepoint: at baseline at 8 weeks at 16 weeks follow up after 1 month follow up after 3 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactHarikrupa Sridhar
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore
Outcome results
None listed