Common Factors Group Psychotherapy for General Mental Health Concerns
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Withdrawn
- Enrollment
- 30
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 Screener
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The current research will investigate the impact of general psychotherapy using common factors (i.e., techniques and communication skills that are common to all major forms of psychotherapy) to investigate whether mental health professionals can treat a variety of mental health concerns utilizing this general form of psychotherapy as opposed to specific forms of psychotherapy that may require specific trainings or education.
Detailed Description
The current research will investigate the impact of general psychotherapy using common factors (i.e., techniques and communication skills that are common to all major forms of psychotherapy) to investigate whether mental health professionals can treat a variety of mental health concerns utilizing this general form of psychotherapy as opposed to specific forms of psychotherapy that may require specific trainings or education.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Na
- Intervention Model
- Single Group
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •At least 18 years old
- •Experiencing self-reported psychological distress
Exclusion Criteria
- •has engaged in self-harm within the last three months
- •has attempted suicide within the last year
- •has had an active plan to attempt suicide within the last 30 days
- •currently diagnosed with any eating disorder
- •has experienced hallucinations or delusions within the last 30 days
- •has used narcotics within the last 7 days (heroin, meth, crack cocaine, opioids)
Arms & Interventions
Common Factors Group Therapy
We will use a general common factors psychotherapy utilizing only psychotherapeutic techniques common to most forms of psychotherapy (e.g., listening and communication skills)
Intervention: Common Factors Group Psychotherapy (Behavioral)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 Screener
Time Frame: At enrollment and at the end of treatment at 6 weeks
Measure of anxiety symptoms. High scores more symptoms.
Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Screener
Time Frame: At enrollment and at the end of treatment at 6 weeks
Measure of depressive symptoms. High scores more symptoms.
Patient Checklist-5
Time Frame: At enrollment and at the end of treatment at 6 weeks
Measure of post-traumatic stress symptoms. High scores more symptoms.
Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale
Time Frame: At enrollment and at the end of treatment at 6 weeks
Measure of obsessive compulsive disorder symptoms. High scores more symptoms.
Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test
Time Frame: At enrollment and at the end of treatment at 6 weeks
Measure of concerning alcohol use. High scores more symptoms.
National Institute of Drug Abuse Modified Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Test
Time Frame: At enrollment and at the end of treatment at 6 weeks
Measure of substance use. High scores more use.
Secondary Outcomes
- Life Quality Scale(At enrollment and at the end of treatment at 6 weeks)
- Experiential Avoidance Rating Scale(At enrollment and at the end of treatment at 6 weeks)
Investigators
Nicholas C. Borgogna
Assistant Professor
University of Alabama at Birmingham