Personality disorders
Conditions
Interventions
It is a narrative intervention especially developed for patients suffering from personality disorder. The goal of the intervention is promoting personal and societal recovery in those patients. This r
Sponsors
Prof. dr. G.J. Westerhof (Hoofdonderzoeker)
Functie: Hoogleraar narratieve psychologie
T: 053-4896074 | E: g.j.westerhof@utwente.nl
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: To qualify for participation in this research, a patient must: 1. follow a treatment at Scelta, GGNet 2. Have been approved to participate by his responsible therapist 3. Be able to complete this intervention during the treatment at Scelta Explanation criterion 2: The main responsible therapist decides in consultation with the patient whether it is appropriate to participate in this intervention. The main responsible therapist makes use of the following screening criteria: - A patient must be able to look at the past with some distance, as indicated by at least one active contribution during the treatment program in a psychotherapie session (group session) - A patient must be able to look forward towards recovery, as demonstrated by at least one contribution during treatment program in the social reintegration part There is no inclusion criterion for therapists. It concerns practitioners who work at Scelta Apeldoorn.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The exclusion criteria for participation in this study are: - Low IQ (lower than 80) - Not able to participate in a group form - Antisocial personality disorder - Insufficient command of the Dutch language These criteria have already been screened during admission for treatment at Scelta. For taking part in 'A Powerful Story' they will be checked again by the main responsible therapist, who assesses whether the intervention seems feasible and suitable for the patient. In addition to the standard exclusion criteria, additional exclusion criteria are: - presence of contra-indication (such as severe instability or being in an acute crisis (GAF- score lower than 50) or the presence of psychosis or acute suicidality, implying no mental competence) There is no exclusion criterion for therapists. It concerns practitioners who work at Scelta Apeldoorn.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome measure is the feasibility of the intervention as reported by participants (patients and practitioners) and by an observer present at the sessions. This will be measured with the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ, Larsen, Attkisson, Hargreaves, & Nguyen, 1979; Dutch translation: De Brey, 1983), which is administered to the practitioners after each session, the Helpful Aspects of Therapy form (HAT; Llewelyn et al., 1988; Elliot, 2012), which is administered to the patients after each session, the observations of adherence and treatment integrity at each session and the evaluation of the entire intervention afterwards (CSQ for both, practitioners and patients). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| A second outcome measure is the change in recovery based on the Mental Health Recovery Measure (MHRM, van Nieuwenhuizen et al., 2013, Young & Bullock, 2005). A third outcome measure is the therapy course based on shared stories during the sessions and a qualitative analysis of the final product. | — |
Outcome results
None listed