Manic depression Manic depressive illness
Conditions
Interventions
We aim to adapt the multi-component positive psychology intervention 'This is
your Life' as group intervention for BD. 'This is your Life' has been developed
at the University of Twente and is based
Sponsors
Universiteit Twente
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Current diagnosis of BD I or BD II. (2) Between the ages of 18-65. (3) Four or more supportive sessions in the last year with a psychiatric nurse. (4) Presence of subsyndromal depressive or (hypo)manic symptoms (assessed using the 7-point Clinical Global Impression Scale - Bipolar Disorder). Participants are included if they score between 2 (minimal symptoms) and 4 (moderate symptoms) for depressive symptoms or between 1 (no symptoms) and 3 (light symptoms) for manic symptoms.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Currently in treatment for addiction problems. (2) Optimal level of positive mental health (assessed using the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form) (Lamers, Westerhof, Bohlmeijer, ten Klooster, & Keyes, 2011). Participants are excluded if they flourish, indicated by a score of 4 or 5 on at least one item of the emotional well-being subscale together with a score of 4 or 5 on at least 6 of the 11 remaining items of the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| (1) The primary outcome well-being is measured with the Mental Health Continuum - Short Form (MHC-SF). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes include: (2) Personal recovery is measured with the Questionnaire about the Process of Recovery (QPR). (3) Relapse is assessed with semi-structured telephone interviews, where participants are asked to retrospectively describe their mood in the past nine months. (4) Social participation as part of recovery is measured with the Short Social Role Participation Questionnaire (s-SRPQ). (5) Depressive symptoms are measured with the Quick - Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology Self-Report (QIDS-SR). (6) Manic symptoms are assessed with the Altman Self-Rating Mania Scale (ASRM). (7) Anxiety symptoms are measured with the subscale 'anxiety symptoms' of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS-A). (8) Positive emotion regulation is measured with the subscale 'dampening' of Responses to Negative Affect Questionnaire (RPA). (9) Positive emotions are measured with the subscale 'positive emotions' of the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS). (10) Self-compassion is assessed with the Self-compassion Scale - Short Form (SCS-SF) (11) Positive relations is assesed with the subscale 'positive relations' of the Scales of Psychological Well-being (SPWB) (12) Cost-effectiveness analyses are performed using the EQ-5D-5L and the TiC-P questionnaire on Costs Associated with Psychiatric Illness. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed