body experience sexual trauma
Conditions
Interventions
At the request of PMT practitioners working in the care of intellectual
disabilities, the PMT module Safe and Strong was developed with the help of
experts by experience and focus groups of psychomo
Sponsors
Vrije Universiteit
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 64 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The inclusion of participants in the study consists of two steps. Step 1: There is a positive decision by the multidisciplinary treatment team of the locations involved regarding the indication for PMT. Clients meet all of the following criteria: • The client has an MID-BIF; an IQ between 50-85 with deficits in adaptive skills; • The client is 18 years or older; • The client experiences at least two complaints in the area of, body experience (such as physical complaints, problems in perceiving body signals, feelings of hatred towards one's own body, shame about one's own body), complaints regarding arousal regulation, mood, emotion regulation (such as physical aggression), self-harm, avoidance (such as avoiding physical activities), setting boundaries and/or standing up for their own needs; • The preconditions are met to start therapeutic treatment, such as a sufficiently stable living environment, stable network and motivation for treatment. Step 2: To participate in the study, clients must also meet the following criteria: • The client has recent or past experiences with sexual abuse and the above complaints are the result of the sexual abuse; • The client is able to complete questionnaires suitable for people with MID-BIF; • The client has a clinical score for trauma-related complaints and/or psychological problems (a score on the BSI-18 and/or the TS-LVB higher than the cut-off point, see measuring instruments);
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: A potential participant who meets one of the following criteria cannot participate in the study: • The client is in acute psychosis; • There is no caregiver and/or a relative available who can be involved in the treatment and research. • At intake, the client does not score any clinical values on the standardized questionnaires for trauma-related complaints and/or psychological problems.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome measures are hypothesized changes in achievement of individually set treatment goals, improvement in body experience and coping skills and reduction of arousal regulation problems. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcome measures are reduction in trauma symptoms and psychological problems (particularly anxiety, somatic complaints and depression). With these outcome measures, we test for each client whether there is a clinically relevant change in scores over time and whether this corresponds to the course as revealed by the primary outcome measures. In addition, the changes in the client's daily life and the effective factors of treatment are outcomes of the qualitative study. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed