Feasibility and acceptability study of a new positive psychology intervention (*Living well with a chronic mental health disorder*) for people with chronic depression or chronic anxiety

Completed

• Conditions: anxiety and depression; well-being and recovery; 10002861

• Registration Number: NL-OMON49861
• Lead Sponsor: Mediant (Enschede)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 9 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 24

Inclusion Criteria

Patients are eligible between 18 and 75 years who are in treatment > 2 years
for anxiety or depressive disorder, who still have residual complaints, counted
with the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) and Quick Inventory of Depressive
Symptomatology - Self-Report (QIDS-SR). A cut-off score of 8 points on the
GAD-7 for panic disorder, social phobia and PTSS indicates at least moderate
complaints (Kroenke et al, 2007) and a cut-off score of 10 is used for all
other anxiety disorders (Spitzer et al, 2006). A cut-off score of 11 points on
the QIDS-SR indicates at least moderate depressive symptomatology. Participants
must have the ability to speak and read the Dutch language and are willing to
complete questionnaires before and after the treatment.

Exclusion Criteria

Participants scoring high on suicide risk, substance use disorders, and a
lifetime diagnosis of bipolar disorder or schizophrenia are excluded for the
treatment. Patients are also excluded when they are in individual treatment,
when they do not speak the Dutch language, have an unstable, severe medical
condition, have severe brain injury or have other cognitive impairments which
makes them unable to attend the group intervention or had a change in
pharmacological treatment in the past 6 weeks.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Well-being (primary outcome) is measured with the Mental Health Continuum -<br /><br>Short Form and Personal Recovery (primary outcome) Is measured with the<br /><br>Questionnaire about the Process of Recovery). </p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Secondary outcomes include personal recovery (measured with the Questionnaire<br /><br>about the Process of Recovery), social role participation (Social Role<br /><br>participation Questionnaire), self-compassion (Self-compassion Scale - Short<br /><br>Form), depressive symptoms (Quick - Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology, and<br /><br>anxiety General Anxiety Disorder -7.</p><br>