Wellbeing Group Program for Adults Recently Diagnosed with Bipolar II Disorder

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Bipolar disorder; Mental Health - Other mental health disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12610001002077
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of New South Wales

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2010-11-17
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 160

Inclusion Criteria

(1) Primary diagnosis of bipolar II disorder received up to 18 months ago with confirmation of the diagnosis through a diagnostic interview prior to inclusion in the study; (2) Age between 20-70 years; (3) Able to attend the Black Dog Institute in Randwick, NSW for 8 program sessions over an 8-week period; and (4) Able to understand, read and speak English adequately.

Exclusion Criteria

(1) Evidence of organic brain syndrome;
(2) Taken part in a Wellbeing Group Program or developed a Wellbeing Plan individually with a psychologist in the past 18 months.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Primary Outcome: Level of social and occupational functioning. <br><br>Primary Outcome Measure: Work and Social Adjustment Scale (Mundt, Marks, Shear & Greist, 2002) - 6-item scale measuring impairment due to bipolar disorder in a number of life domains including work, home management, social life, private leisure activities, relationships and overall functioning.[Baseline (1 week pre-group), 1 week post-group, and 1-month, 2-months, 3-months and 4-months post-group follow-up. Note: Post-group assessments occur at the completion of the 8-week intervention phase (either the Wellbeing Group Program for the treatment arm or a mood monitoring period for the control arm) at the time intervals stated above.]