Generalized Anxiety, Major Depression, Mental Disorders, Stress, Stress Disorder, Post Traumatic
Conditions
Keywords
common factors psychotherapy
Brief summary
The current research will investigate the impact of general psychotherapy using common factors (i.e., techniques and communication skills that are common to all major forms of psychotherapy) to investigate whether mental health professionals can treat a variety of mental health concerns utilizing this general form of psychotherapy as opposed to specific forms of psychotherapy that may require specific trainings or education.
Detailed description
The current research will investigate the impact of general psychotherapy using common factors (i.e., techniques and communication skills that are common to all major forms of psychotherapy) to investigate whether mental health professionals can treat a variety of mental health concerns utilizing this general form of psychotherapy as opposed to specific forms of psychotherapy that may require specific trainings or education.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALCommon Factors Group Psychotherapy
This intervention will not contain active ingredients from established specific forms of psychotherapy (e.g., cognitive-behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy)
Sponsors
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* At least 18 years old * Experiencing self-reported psychological distress
Exclusion criteria
* has engaged in self-harm within the last three months * has attempted suicide within the last year * has had an active plan to attempt suicide within the last 30 days * currently diagnosed with any eating disorder * has experienced hallucinations or delusions within the last 30 days * has used narcotics within the last 7 days (heroin, meth, crack cocaine, opioids)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 Screener | At enrollment and at the end of treatment at 6 weeks | Measure of anxiety symptoms. High scores more symptoms. |
| Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Screener | At enrollment and at the end of treatment at 6 weeks | Measure of depressive symptoms. High scores more symptoms. |
| Patient Checklist-5 | At enrollment and at the end of treatment at 6 weeks | Measure of post-traumatic stress symptoms. High scores more symptoms. |
| Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale | At enrollment and at the end of treatment at 6 weeks | Measure of obsessive compulsive disorder symptoms. High scores more symptoms. |
| Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test | At enrollment and at the end of treatment at 6 weeks | Measure of concerning alcohol use. High scores more symptoms. |
| National Institute of Drug Abuse Modified Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Test | At enrollment and at the end of treatment at 6 weeks | Measure of substance use. High scores more use. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Life Quality Scale | At enrollment and at the end of treatment at 6 weeks | Measure of life quality. High scores better life quality. |
| Experiential Avoidance Rating Scale | At enrollment and at the end of treatment at 6 weeks | Measure of experiential avoidance. High scores more symptoms. |
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORNicholas Borgogna, PhD
University of Alabama at Birmingham
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORDrew Whittington, MS, MA
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Outcome results
None listed