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Interplay of Self-Criticism and Symptom Severity Over the Course of In-patient Psychotherapeutic Treatment

Completed
Conditions
Psychological Distress
Self-Criticism
In-Patient Treatment
Registration Number
NCT05120453
Lead Sponsor
University Hospital Heidelberg
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the interplay between self-criticism and symptom severity in patients undergoing psychotherapeutic treatment.

Detailed Description

Participants are recruited at the University Clinic Heidelberg at the beginning of their (usually) 8-week in-patient treatment, consisting of somatic and psychotherapeutic aspects. After informed consent, patients routinely fill out weekly questionnaires about their self-criticism and their symptom severity. The overall aim of this study is to disentangle stable (between-person) effects of both self-criticism and symptom severity from within-person effects happening over time in order to better understand what drives what, or in other words, their dynamic interplay. The analysis is based on the weekly assessment of the patients. All patients receive the standard care of the in-patient treatment.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
2778
Inclusion Criteria
  • Undergoing in-patient treatment at the University Clinic Heidelberg (Klinik für Allgemeine Innere Medizin und Psychosomatik)
Exclusion Criteria
  • none

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
TDEQ-12 (Subscale Self-CriticismWeekly Assessments over the course of the in-patient treatment (usually about 8 weeks)

Theoretical Depressive Experiences Questionnaire German Short Version with 12 Items: Subscale Self-Criticism

SCL-K11Weekly Assessments over the course of the in-patient treatment (usually about 8 weeks)

Symptom Check-List German Short Version with 11 Items

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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