Psychological interventions can improve the quality of life and marital adjustment in persons with anxiety disorders and their spouses
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2009/091/000220
- Lead Sponsor
- Chirumamilla Kavitha
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 60
A)Able to speak and comprehend Telugu and/or English
B)Married couples who were living together with one spouse diagnosed to have anxiety disorder. Patients diagnosed as having anxiety disorders based on the WHO ICD-10 Classification (F 40 to F 42). Patients with anxiety disorders and marital discord were included for the study (score of more than 80 on the marital quality scale).
C)Aged between 20 to 55 years
D)Patients having a minimum education of 7th standard
E)Patients willing to participate
F)Spouse willing to participate
A)Patients and spouses having any major co-existing physical illness, mental retardation, severe psychotic illness, severe disabling medical illness or substance abuse and severe depression (severe depression was identified using the Beck Depression Inventory-score above 30).
B)Patient had previously undergone individual or marital therapy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Marital AdjustmentTimepoint: Baseline and 3.5 months after baseline;Quality of LifeTimepoint: Baseline and 3.5 months after baseline
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ILTimepoint: NI