transdiagnostic study population, i.e., all youth exposed to childhood trauma) mental health problems
Conditions
Interventions
Participants allocated to the experimental condition will receive the
manualised SELFIE with a trained clinical psychologist within a 6-week period
after randomization in addition to TAU. The interv
Sponsors
Universiteit Maastricht
Eligibility
Age
12 Years to 64 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged between 12 and 26 years 2. Score on questionnaires: * RSES
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Insufficient command of Dutch so that the self-esteem EMI cannot be followed and outcomes cannot be reasonably assessed in Dutch 2. Psychiatric symptoms due to an organic cause
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcomes will be the level of self-esteem as measured with Ecological Momentary Assessment using the PsyMate® App, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and semi-structured interviews. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes will be implicit self-esteem, positive and negative schematic beliefs of self, resilience, self-compassion, emotional well-being, general psychopathology, functioning, and quality of life. Given that exposure to trauma and response to treatment may be reflected at the biological level in distinct epigenetic signatures, levels of DNA methylation in NR3C1 (i.e. glucocorticoid receptor 1 gene) and SLCA4 (i.e. the serotonin transporter gene) will be measured using targeted sequencing. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed