Psychological disorders Mental health issues
Conditions
Interventions
A virtual reality schema therapy chairwork exercise
Sponsors
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age 18 years or olderIn treatment at a tertiary mental health center (University Centre of Psychiatry)Whose current psychological distress is related to early life experiences as indicated by a clinicianA score of >3 on 1 of 3 schema modes (demanding parent, punitive parent, and/or vulnerable child) as measured by the Schema Mode Inventory (SMI)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Insufficient command of the Dutch languagePrimary diagnosis of substance use disorder or organic brain disease (such as dementia)Unable to provide informed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Feasibility, acceptability and usefulness will be monitored through number of screened and enrolled patients per month, total number of adverse events, as well as patients qualitative first experiences, feedback, perceived usefulness, added value, and attitude towards the VR schema therapy exercises. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Difference scores on schema modes, affect, self-criticism, self-compassion and self-esteem. Furthermore, mental imagery ability will be explored as a possible moderator of preliminary treatment effect (e.g., whether people with less mental imagery abilities experiences a stronger treatment effect). Other measures include schemas, age, gender, education, working status, living situation, (DSM-5) diagnosis, illness duration (years/months), previous psychological treatment (type, frequency, duration), and current medication (type, dosage). | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Contacts
Public ContactElise van der Stouwe
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Outcome results
None listed