Application of a Positive Psychology Program for the Development of Emotional Skills in Prison

Completed

• Conditions: Borderline Personality Disorder
• Interventions: Behavioral: Emotional Skills Development Program

• Registration Number: NCT04746404
• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital, Montpellier

Brief Summary

Studies show that emotional competence plays a significant role in psychological and physical health, and that programs aimed at their development are effective. Can a positive psychology program aimed at the development of emotional competence be implemented as part of care in lieu of deprivation of liberty? The investigators hypothesize the interest and possibility of implementing an emotional skills development program in the specific context of custodial care.

The main expected outcome of this study is the identification of necessary adaptations of the emotional skills development program of Kotsou, I. et al (2011) for its implementation in remand homes.

Detailed Description

The expected secondary outcome is the identification of the interest of emotional skills development program (in prison) regarding :

* Therapeutic support for patients meeting the criteria for borderline personality disorder

* Participant satisfaction

* The development of emotional skills

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-01-01
• Study First Submitted: 2021-01-29
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-02-05
• Study First Posted: 2021-02-09
• Primary Completion: 2021-05-30
• Study Completion: 2021-06-01
• Status Verified: 2021-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-10-22
• Last Update Posted: 2021-10-25

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 12

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Test group	Emotional Skills Development Program	Test group : Major borderline patients followed up at the Health Unit of the Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone Remand Prison

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
rate of respect of the duration of each session	1 day	Achievement of the program's implementation and participation objectives : respect of the duration of each session
rate of vompliance with the number of sessions	1 day	Achievement of the program's implementation and participation objectives : compliance with the number of sessions
Rate of respect of the frequency of sessions	1 day	Achievement of the program's implementation and participation objectives : respect of the frequency of sessions: weekly
rate of respect of the minimum number of participants	1 day	Achievement of the program's implementation and participation objectives : respect of the minimum number of participants

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
respect of the frequency of theoretical/practical remote reminders	1 day	Achievement of the program's implementation and participation objectives : respect of the frequency of theoretical/practical remote reminders
Respect of the duration of the theoretical/practical reminders	1 day	Achievement of the program's implementation and participation objectives : Respect of the duration of the theoretical/practical reminders

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Uhmontpellier; 🇫🇷 Montpellier, France