Mental Coaching and Counseling for Bipolar Patients: Dealing With Moments of Crisis in Times of COVID-19.

Mental Coaching and Counseling for Bipolar Patients: Dealing With Moments of Crisis in

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05747612

Enrollment

Registered

2023-02-28

Start date

2020-06-01

Completion date

2023-02-01

Last updated

2023-03-01

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Conditions

To Determine the Incidence of Depression in Subjects Affected by Bipolar Disorder

Brief summary

The goal of this interventional study is to evaluate some outcome parameters at the time of enrollment (T0), during the treatment (T1 and T2) and at the end (T3) of the subjects who will have carried out an individual counseling intervention or mental coaching. The aim is to determine the incidence of depression, trait anxiety, state anxiety, sleep disorders, resilience, defense mechanisms, distress caused by stressful events in a sample of subjects affected by Bipolar Disorder.

Interventions

OTHERCounseling and Coaching

Counseling is the art of helping yourself, that is, a helping relationship based on a series of interventions and stimuli for creativity, aimed at pursuing and maintaining an ever better relational, social and existential quality of life. Coaching is a fundamentally action-oriented method, aimed at concrete changes, the improvement of performance and the achievement of objectives.

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

SCREENING

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Recruited subjects have a diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder and are 18 years of age or older.

Exclusion criteria

* Previous or current intellectual disability in accordance with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, DSM-5. * Patients who are unable to express consent and who do not have a caregiver who can give it for them.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
To determine the incidence of depression, trait anxiety, state anxiety, sleep disorders, resilience, defense mechanisms, distress caused by stressful events in a sample of subjects affected by Bipolar Disorder.	12 months	Administration of psychometric scales

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
To ascertain the presence of evolutionary and maturational trends in the defensive structure especially in the face of a totally unpredictable and unexpected situation such as the COVID-19 pandemic.	12 months	Administration of psychometric scales

Countries

Italy

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026