Depression, Eating Disorder, Anxiety Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Panic Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder.
Conditions
Interventions
Manualized animal-assisted group therapy divided into five modules. All modules are manualized and based on the standards of the cooperating clinic. The well-being of the animals is taken care of by a
Sponsors
Schön Klinik Bad Arolsen, Germany
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Age between 13 and 17 (at the start of treatment). - Suffering from a mental illness (depressive episode, eating disorder, anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder) according to the criteria of ICD 10 - Inpatient admission to the Schön Klinik Bad Arolsen
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Acute suicidality - Schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, substance abuse, organic mental disorder - Other current Axis I disorder as primary diagnosis? - Severe physical illness; no consent from physicians at Schön Klinik - Physical condition not sufficiently stable due to anorexia nervosa
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome is mood change after completing at least 3 of 5 components of the TGGT, defined by change in depressive symptomatology on the BDI-II, BSI and PHQ (T4 discharge compared with admission T0) compared to the TAU group. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary outcome is the change in depressive symptomatology (BDI-FS, ADS), mindfulness skills (FFA), self-esteem (MSWS), self-concept (BYI-2), before and after animal-assisted group therapy as well as depressive symptomatoloty (BDI-FS), motivation and adherence (number of attended sessions) during the intervention (after each session). | — |
Contacts
Public ContactKarin Hediger
Open University, Heerlen, the Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed