anxiety and depression well-being and recovery
Conditions
Interventions
We aim to adapt the multicomponent positive psychology intervention *living
well with a chronic mental health disorder* as a group intervention for
patients with therapy-resistant anxiety of depress
Sponsors
Mediant (Enschede)
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients are eligible between 18 and 75 years who are in treatment > 2 years for anxiety or depressive disorder, who still have residual complaints, counted with the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) and Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology - Self-Report (QIDS-SR). A cut-off score of 8 points on the GAD-7 for panic disorder, social phobia and PTSS indicates at least moderate complaints (Kroenke et al, 2007) and a cut-off score of 10 is used for all other anxiety disorders (Spitzer et al, 2006). A cut-off score of 11 points on the QIDS-SR indicates at least moderate depressive symptomatology. Participants must have the ability to speak and read the Dutch language and are willing to complete questionnaires before and after the treatment.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participants scoring high on suicide risk, substance use disorders, and a lifetime diagnosis of bipolar disorder or schizophrenia are excluded for the treatment. Patients are also excluded when they are in individual treatment, when they do not speak the Dutch language, have an unstable, severe medical condition, have severe brain injury or have other cognitive impairments which makes them unable to attend the group intervention or had a change in pharmacological treatment in the past 6 weeks.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Well-being (primary outcome) is measured with the Mental Health Continuum - Short Form and Personal Recovery (primary outcome) Is measured with the Questionnaire about the Process of Recovery). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes include personal recovery (measured with the Questionnaire about the Process of Recovery), social role participation (Social Role participation Questionnaire), self-compassion (Self-compassion Scale - Short Form), depressive symptoms (Quick - Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology, and anxiety General Anxiety Disorder -7. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed