It concerns adolescents who present for outpatient psychotherapy. Following an initial intake session, a suspected diagnosis according to ICD-10 is established. The intervention is delivered transdiagnostically, meaning it is not restricted to a specific disorder category.
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Arm 1: Network-informed modularized personalized group psychotherapy
selection of treatment targets based on person-specific symptom networks
delivery of six modules with personalized content based on the identified treatment targets.
Group 2: Arm 2: Initially passive control group, creation of personalized symptom networks and placement on
Sponsors
JGU Mainz
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
12 Years to 17 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion is transdiagnostic, meaning that participants are included regardless of the (suspected) specific disorder, provided that an indication for outpatient psychotherapy has been established during an initial intake session. Additional inclusion criteria are sufficient German language proficiency and written informed consent from the participants and from their legal guardians.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients are excluded if they present with acute suicidality or other crisis states requiring immediate treatment, manifest psychotic disorders, or severe intellectual disability, as well as significant cognitive or language impairments that would make participation in the assessments impossible.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcomes are: 1) Level of psychopathological symptoms (general psychopathology, depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, aggression), assessed with PSC-D, PHQ-A, SCARED, and RPQ, each measured in both self-report and parent-report; and 2) Change in the individual symptom network, assessed using PECAN-CA in adolescent self-report. Assessment of primary outcomes (pre / post): prior to the start of the group intervention / waiting condition and immediately afterward. For patients who are initially assigned to the waiting condition and later participate in the group intervention, assessments are conducted before and after the waiting period (6–10 weeks) and again after completion of the intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| At the same assessment time points, child quality of life (KINDL) and illness perceptions (IPQ-R) are assessed via self-report. In addition, therapy progress is assessed using the BFS – Youth Report, and feasibility questions regarding the use of symptom networks are administered after each group session. At post-assessment, an additional feasibility questionnaire on the personalization of the group intervention based on symptom networks is administered. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactFelix Vogel
JGU Mainz
Outcome results
None listed