Effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy for students with psychological distress

Completed

• Conditions: Depression, anxiety; Mental and Behavioural Disorders; Depressive episode, unspecified

• Registration Number: ISRCTN11928453
• Lead Sponsor: Fund NutsOhra (Netherlands)

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-12-11
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

The participants are students from the university with psychological distress (> 10 on the CES-D and > 3 on the HADS-A).

Exclusion Criteria

1. The presence of a mood disorder according to the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI)-PLUS. People with severe mood disorder are refered to the general practitioner
2. The presence of mild to high suicide risk according to the MINI-Plus
3. No psychological distress (< 10 on the CES-D or < 3 on the HADS-A)
4. Started three months ago with medication for psychological distress
5. Receiving an treatment for psychological distress
6. Trouble with the Dutch language (reading or learning difficulties)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Depression (Center of Epidemiological Studies?Depression Scale) is assessed at basline, five weeks after baseline, 3 months after baseline and, 9 months after baseline (only experimental group), and 12 months after baseline (only control group).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Anxiety (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Anxiety subscale), psychological flexibility (AAQ-II)<br>2. Mindfulness (FFMQ-SF)<br>3. Positive mental health (Mental Health Continuum- Short Form ) are assessed at basline, five weeks after baseline, 3 months after baseline and, 9 months after baseline (only experimental group), and 12 months after baseline (only control group).