Vermiste personen, missing persons, distress, trauma, grief, rouw, interventie, intervention
Conditions
Interventions
Participants are randomized into:
1. Experimental condition
2. Wait-list control condition.
Experimental condition
Participants in the experimental condition are referred to a trained psychologist i
Sponsors
University of Groningen, the Netherlands
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Relatives of persons whom are missing for at least three months. Relatives are defined as family members (including (adoption- or step family), partner and friends; - Clinically elevated levels of: depression (score of > 13 on the IDS-SR) and/or complicated grief (score of >25 on the ITG) and/or PTSD (A provisional PTSD diagnosis can be made by treating each item on the PTSD Checklist for the DSM5 (PCL-5) rated as 2 = "Moderately" or higher as a symptom endorsed, then following the DSM-5 diagnostic rule which requires at least: 1 B item (questions 1-5), 1 C item (questions 6-7), 2 D items (questions 8-14), 2 E items (questions 15-20)), or a totalscore score of > 38 A clinical interview conducted by a trained professional has to confirm a diagnosis of depression, PTSD and/or complicated grief. - > 18 years of age; - written informed consent; - mastering the Dutch language.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Relatives with high suicidal risk; - or substance use disorder (based on questionnaire and/or interview).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Differences in mean score of depression (assessed by the IDS-SR), PTSD (assessed by the PCL-5) and complicated grief (assessed by the ITG) at pre-, post and follow-up measurements after 12 and 24 weeks. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Differences in mean scores of repetitive negative thinking, rumination, intrusions, coping with unresolved loss and self-compassion. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactL.I.M. Lenferink
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Outcome results
None listed