Anxiety and Depression
Conditions
Interventions
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) intervention group:Participants received an 8 week group CBT intervention delivered once per week.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) intervention group:Participants received an 8 week group ACT intervention delivered once per week.
Control group:Following the intervention, participants are provided with the materials of the two group intervention protocols.
Sponsors
Faculty of health wellness,City University of Macau
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 50 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Participants were college students (undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral) aged 18–50 years, who scored =5 on both the PHQ-9 and GAD-7.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Individuals with suicidal or self-injurious ideation or behavior; those with complex psychiatric conditions (e.g., psychotic symptoms, bipolar disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder [ADHD] that is not well-controlled, taking psychiatric medication for less than two months, post-traumatic stress disorder [PTSD], etc.); or those with other physical illnesses that preclude normal participation in group intervention activities.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Patient Health Questionnaire-9 ;Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Meaning in Life Scale;General Self-Efficacy Scale(GSES-10);The satisfaction with life scale; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactYang Yifan; Zhao Yanan
School of Health, City University of Macau
Outcome results
None listed