Health Condition 1: F431- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET): It is a treatment for trauma-spectrum disorders. It was specifically developed to be used in low-resource settings among survivors of complex and multi
Sponsors
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Experience of the event as established by the Exposure to event questionnaire. 2. Score more than or equal to predetermined cutoff score in PCL-5 (screening tool). 3. Able to understand English.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Individuals currently undergoing other forms of psycho-social therapies by mental health professionals. (Individuals who have been on stable medicines for anxiety or depression for the past four weeks and are likely to not change their prescription during the course of the intervention will be included in the study) 2. Individuals with psychosis and high suicidal risk as assessed by the screening tool. 3. Individuals who are dependent or have high risk of dependence to substance as assessed by the screening tool.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)Timepoint: At baseline, post intervention, at 1 month post intervention, at 3 months post intervention | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Depression symptomsTimepoint: At baseline, post intervention, at 1 month post intervention, at 3 months post intervention;Anxiety symptomsTimepoint: At baseline, post intervention, at 1 month post intervention, at 3 months post intervention;Psycho-social functioningTimepoint: At baseline, post intervention, at 1 month post intervention, at 3 months post intervention | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactChaitali Mendon
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences
Outcome results
None listed