trauma gerelateerde schaamte- en schuldgevoelens feelings of shame and guilt
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention has the form of a psycho-education, which is placed on a
private website that the participants can visit using their own login code. The
psycho-education consists of three parts:
1.
2. Written texts based on the book *Verlamd van Angst*
3. Podcasts with in-depth explanations about defense responses, supplemented
with interviews with adolescents who have experienced these responses
first-hand.
Sponsors
Karakter kinder- en jeugdpsychiatrie
Eligibility
Age
12 Years to 17 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Participants are adolescents between the ages of 12 and 18 who are registered at Karakter Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2) The adolescent has experienced 1 or more traumatic life events, including violence, maltreatment or sexual abuse, 3) feelings of guilt and/or shame are measured with the CERQ, 4) the adolescent is motivated and available for a period of two weeks to follow psycho-education On(t)schuldig, and 5) the adolescent has sufficient command of the Dutch language to be able to participate in this study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The exclusion criteria are as followed: 1) acute suicidality requiring hospitalization or having been admitted in a period of four weeks prior to completing the questionnaire, 2) the adolescent has read the book *Verlamd van Angst* or has been informed about common defense responses by a psychologist in the past year, 3) Cognitive Impairments (IQ
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The aim of the present study is to determine whether following On(t)schuldig is effective in reducing feelings of shame and guilt associated with survival based reactions that can arise in young people during and after (sexual) violence. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Do participants report fewer post-traumatic stress symptomen after following the intervention? Does motivation to follow treatment increases? Are participants more likely to disclose about what has happened to them? | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed