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Optimizing Treatment Expectations via Communication Style

Not Applicable
Conditions
People who seek advice on psychotherapy
Registration Number
DRKS00031950
Lead Sponsor
Philipps-Universität Marburg
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
107
Inclusion Criteria

good German language skills

Exclusion Criteria

previous experiences with psychiatric-psychological counseling since the age of 16 (psychotherapy e.g. outpatient treatment, inpatient treatment, day-care hospital or psychotropic drugs e.g. antidepressants)

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Assessment of utcome expectations via Generic rating scale for previous treatment experiences, treatment expectations, and treatment effects (GEEE) (assessment points: Baseline t0, directly after consultation t1, 2-week follow-up t2, 6-month follow-up t3)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
psychopathology via Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) (assessment points: Baseline t0, 2-week follow-up t2, 6-month follow-up t3) and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-D) (assessment points: Baseline t0, 6-month follow-up t3, only PHQ-9 2-week follow-up t2)<br>therapeutic alliance via Helping Alliance Questionnaire (HAQ-S) (assessment points: directly after consultation t1, 2-week follow-up t2)<br>
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