Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)-based therapy

Conditions

Transdiagnostic, treatment-resistant patients, presenting for specialized in- and out-patient treatment Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Jeanette Villanueva, Andrea H. Meyer, Victoria J. Block, Charles Benoy, Klaus Bader et al. (11 authors)

Psychotherapy Research2023-05-317 citations

10.1080/10503307.2023.2215392

Psychotherapy for Chronic In- and Outpatients with Common Mental Disorders: The “Choose Change” Effectiveness Trial

Andrew T. Gloster, Elisa Haller, Jeanette Villanueva, Victoria J. Block, Charles Benoy et al. (12 authors)

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics2023-01-0115 citations

10.1159/000529411

"Choose change": design and methods of an acceptance and commitment therapy effectiveness trial for transdiagnostic treatment-resistant patients.

Villanueva J, Meyer AH, Rinner MTB, Firsching VJ, Benoy C, Brogli S, Walter M, Bader K, Gloster AT.

2019-06-1013 citations

10.1186/s12888-019-2109-4

Interventions

Both the inpatient unit and outpatient units of the Universitären Psychiatrischen Kliniken in Basel will both apply Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. The treatment program in the inpatient unit invol

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Individuals 18 – 65 years of age 2. Inpatients and outpatients presenting for specialized treatment in a psychiatric university clinic 3. A history of at least one course of previous therapy 4. Signed letter of consent Added 20/06/2019: Some patients without previous therapy experience were included to enable full modelling of patients from those without treatment experience to those with treatment experience.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Less than 18, greater than 65 years of age 2. Inability to understand the local language (German) in written form 3. Inability to complete the study design

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Symptoms: Brief Symptom Checklist (BSCL) 2. General Functioning: World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0; 12-item version) 3. Well-Being: Mental Health Continuum (MHC-SF) Primary outcomes are measured at baseline, post, and 12 months follow up.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Measures of: 1. Psychological flexibility/emotional avoidance 2. Depression 3. Worry 4. Anxiety/fear 5. Obsessions and compulsions 6. Social Interaction 7. Social fear 8. Process of psychological flexibility 9. Committed action 10. Cognitive fusion 11. Mindfulness 12. Values 13. Meaning of life 14. (Problematic) emotion regulation 15. Overall social support 16. Relationship satisfaction 17. Social network quality 18. Values 19. Perceived stress 20. Daily stress 21. Prosocial behaviors 22. Cooperation 23. Expectancy Secondary outcomes are measured at baseline, post and 12 months follow up. Process measures of psychological flexibility, social interactions, social network quality, and daily stress are additionally measured at 1, 4 and 9 month follow-up.	—

Measure

Time frame

Measures of: 1. Psychological flexibility/emotional avoidance 2. Depression 3. Worry 4. Anxiety/fear 5. Obsessions and compulsions 6. Social Interaction 7. Social fear 8. Process of psychological flexibility 9. Committed action 10. Cognitive fusion 11. Mindfulness 12. Values 13. Meaning of life 14. (Problematic) emotion regulation 15. Overall social support 16. Relationship satisfaction 17. Social network quality 18. Values 19. Perceived stress 20. Daily stress 21. Prosocial behaviors 22. Cooperation 23. Expectancy Secondary outcomes are measured at baseline, post and 12 months follow up. Process measures of psychological flexibility, social interactions, social network quality, and daily stress are additionally measured at 1, 4 and 9 month follow-up.

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Countries

Switzerland

Outcome results

None listed