Dual Diagnosis Substance disorder with comorbid psychiatric disorder(s)
Conditions
Interventions
Patients assigned to the experimental condition will receive 30 weekly sessions
(2 hours) of G-ST, plus 3 preparatory individual meetings. Patients in the
control condition will also start with 3 in
Sponsors
Parnassia Bavo Groep (Den Haag)
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 64 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - the presence of a Dual Diagnosis (i.e. having a Substance Use Disorder, except only nicotine use disorder, and one or more DSM-5 diagnoses other than a substance use disorder, including at least one Personality Disorder) - between 18 and 65 years of age - willing to participate in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - an IQ below 80 (in case of doubt an intelligence test is administered) - problems with speaking, reading and/or writing the Dutch language - having mental health problems that require other treatment (i.e. the presence of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder type 1, acute suicidality and/or SUD that needs immediate detoxification) - personality traits (e.g. aggression outbursts, being indifferent to mistreating others) that make it difficult to participate in a group context and - having received ST and/or CGT for addiction problems for more than three months duration in the past year.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome measure will be the difference between the two treatment groups on general psychopathology as measured by the Symptom Check List (SCL-90). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary outcome measure will be the difference in addiction severity between the two groups. This will be investigated by a subtest of the Addiction Severity Index (ASI). An important process measure will be emotion regulation and will be measured by the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (EQ). | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed