Side Effects of Psychotherapy: Survey on the Frequency and Nature of Negative Effects in Outpatient Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Children and Adolescents

Side Effects of Psychotherapy: Survey on the Frequency and Nature of Negative Effects in Outpatient Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Children and Adolescents - Side Effects of Psychotherapy for Children and Adolescents

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00037899

Enrollment

250

Registered

2025-09-16

Start date

2025-02-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

F00-F99

Interventions

Group 1: After every 10th therapy session, participants (children/adolescents and their primary caregivers) fill out an adapted version of the Inventory for Assessing Negative Effects of Psychotherapy

Bieda et al., 2018) anonymously at home. The completed questionnaires are placed in an unmarked envelope and handed in at the office of the Psychotherapy Outpatient Clinic for Children and Adolescents

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

11 Years to 21 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - All children and adolescents who are currently receiving outpatient cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) at the Outpatient Psychotherapy Clinic for Children and Adolescents at the University of Trier are eligible to participate (currently ongoing psychotherapy). - By the time of the first measurement, at least 10 appointments had taken place at the Outpatient Psychotherapy Clinic for Children and Adolescents at the University of Trier.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: None.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
- Side effects of psychotherapy, recorded using an adapted version of the Inventory for Recording Negative Effects of Psychotherapy for Children and Parents (Kinder-INEP; Bieda et al., 2018) in self-reports (= adapted version of INEP-K) and third-party reports by primary caregivers (= adapted version of INEP-E) in a longitudinal study (after every 10th therapy session).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
- Negative Effects, - Therapeutic Misconduct, both recorded using an adapted version of the Inventory for Recording Negative Effects of Psychotherapy for Children and Parents (Kinder-INEP; Bieda et al., 2018) in self-reports (= adapted version of INEP-K) and third-party reports by primary caregivers (= adapted version of INEP-E) in a longitudinal study (after every 10th therapy session).	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactRebecca Ertl

Universität Trier, Abteilung Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie des Kindes- und Jugendalters

ertl@uni-trier.de+49 651 201 1892

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026