Feasibility, Acceptability and initial Outcomes of a Psychological Adjustment and Reintegration Training Program for Ex-Service Personnel

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Mental Health - Anxiety; Mental Health; Mental Health - Depression; Mental Health - Other mental health disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12622000172707
• Lead Sponsor: Gallipoli Medical Research Foundation

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2022-02-02
• Last Update Posted: 16 May 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 42

Inclusion Criteria

Participants must meet all of the following inclusion criteria:
Male or Female ex-serving personnel.
Age 18-75 years.
Self-reported difficulties adjusting to civilian life post service assessed using the question: Have you experienced difficulties adjusting to civilian life? Yes/No
Current M-CARM scores demonstrating difficulties in the majority of the five M-CARM factors (i.e. Help seeking, Social connections and Purpose, Resentment and regret, Beliefs about civilians, Regimentation).

Exclusion Criteria

Participants will be excluded if one of the following criteria applies:
Currently hospitalised as an in-patient for a psychological condition.
Have presented to an emergency department with acute psychiatric symptoms within the previous four weeks.
Unable or unwilling to commit to the scheduled program sessions.

Wait-list option:
Participants may be wait-listed if they meet all eligibility criteria but are currently undertaking another group therapy intervention.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in overall Military-Civilian Adjustment and Reintegration Measure (M-CARM) post-discharge version score[Pre-intervention (week 1), post-intervention (week 8 - primary end point), follow-up (3 months following completion of program; week 20).];Change in number of Military-Civilian Adjustment and Reintegration Measure (M-CARM) post-discharge version needs[Pre-intervention (week 1), post-intervention (week 8 - primary end point), follow-up (3 months following completion of program; week 20).]