Anxiety, depression
Conditions
Interventions
1. Experimental condition: The self-help intervention “Living to the fullest” with process monitoring by a counselor with e-mail contact.
The intervention is a self-help book that consist of 9 modules
2. Experimental condition: The self-help intervention with process monitoring and personal support by a counselor with e-mail contact
3. Control condition: A waitlist group, the participants receive the self-help intervention after three months.
Sponsors
Universiteit Twente
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: People of 18 years and older with mild to moderate psychological distress (anxiety, depression), fatigue and/or with low mental health.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Serious psychopathology requiring immediate treatment; 2. Recently started on pharmacological treatment; 3. Currently undergoing treatment at a mental health institution; 4. Reporting no psychological complaints (a score of 9 or below on the CES-D or a score of 2 or below on the HADS-A); 5. Not enough time for following the self-help intervention; 6. Poor control of the Dutch language (reading or learning difficulties); 7. Not having an e-mail address.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Decreased psychological distress (depression measured with the CES-D and anxiety measured with the HADS-A). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Increased mental health, measured with the MHC-SF. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactMartine Fledderus
Universiteit Twente Afdeling GW/PCGR Postbus 217
Outcome results
None listed