Intimacy in the psychotherapy of complex post-traumatic stress disorder

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Reaction to severe stress, and adjustment disorders; Dialectical behavior therapy

• Registration Number: RBR-4x36zqc
• Lead Sponsor: Instituto de Psiquiatria do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina do EStado de São Paulo

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-12-08
• Study Completion: 2022-08-31
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruitment completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

intervention group: age between 18 and 65 years; diagnosis of complex post-traumatic stress disorder; at least one specific memory for a traumatic event

control group: age between 18 and 65 years; at least one specific memory for a traumatic event; not fulfilling criteria for diagnosis of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; not fulfilling criteria for diagnosis of primary psychotic disorder

Exclusion Criteria

Diagnosis of primary psychotic disorder; changes in psychiatric medication in the two months preceding inclusion in the project

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ssess the effect of introducing the intimacy variable through functional analytical group psychotherapy (FAGT) on the skills training of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and observe possible changes in the ability to self-regulate emotions, interpersonal relationships and self-concept in patients with Compex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD), to be measured by the International Trauma Questionnaire for ICD-11 (ITQ)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Evaluate the effect of introducing the intimacy variable through functional analytical group psychotherapy (FAGT) in the training of behavioral dialectic therapy (DBT) skills and observe possible changes in the participants' anxiety and mood, to be measured by the Depression, Anxiety and Stress (DASS 21)<br><br>Behavioral assessment protocol based on blending faces: in the trust game, after the complete psychotherapeutic procedure, patterns of partner choices by people with complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) will tend to approximate the patterns observed in controls without CPTSD.