Depression, anxiety Mental and Behavioural Disorders Depressive episode, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention is called ?Getting more out of your life? and is based on ACT and augmented with mindfulness exercises. The intervention consists of four three-hour group-sessions. The first three se
Sponsors
Fund NutsOhra (Netherlands)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The participants are students from the university with psychological distress (> 10 on the CES-D and > 3 on the HADS-A).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. The presence of a mood disorder according to the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI)-PLUS. People with severe mood disorder are refered to the general practitioner 2. The presence of mild to high suicide risk according to the MINI-Plus 3. No psychological distress (< 10 on the CES-D or < 3 on the HADS-A) 4. Started three months ago with medication for psychological distress 5. Receiving an treatment for psychological distress 6. Trouble with the Dutch language (reading or learning difficulties)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Depression (Center of Epidemiological Studies?Depression Scale) is assessed at basline, five weeks after baseline, 3 months after baseline and, 9 months after baseline (only experimental group), and 12 months after baseline (only control group). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Anxiety (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Anxiety subscale), psychological flexibility (AAQ-II) 2. Mindfulness (FFMQ-SF) 3. Positive mental health (Mental Health Continuum- Short Form ) are assessed at basline, five weeks after baseline, 3 months after baseline and, 9 months after baseline (only experimental group), and 12 months after baseline (only control group). | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed