Common mental disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Clinicians:A multi-day workshop on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, followed by a year-long series of monthly group supervisions.
Clients:Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, an evidence-supported treatment designed to increase psychological flexibility and promote value-based living
Sponsors
New Life Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 90 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Selection of enrollees for the professional training will be conducted by the officer-in-charge at each of the community mental health centers. All selected clinicians will be invited to participate in this study. As for client participants, inclusion criteria include (1) aged 18 years or above and (2) understands written Chinese.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria for client participants in this study include (1) active or current history of psychosis, bipolar disorder, or personality disorder (2) active or current report of suicidal attempts, (3) active or current report of suicidal ideations for more than half the days, and (4) any history of intellectual deficits.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Acceptability, Feasibility, Appropriateness Scale;ACT Core Competency Rating Form;ACT Fidelity Measure; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Comprehensive assessment of ACT processes;WHOQOL-BREF;Patient Health Questionnaire - 9;Generalized Anxiety Disorder - 7;Brief Experiential Avoidance Questionnaire;Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire;Working Alliance Inventory – Short Revised;Demographics;Focus group questions; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactAmanda Cheung
The University of Hong Kong
Outcome results
None listed