Dynamics of Psychotherapy and Treatment Outcomes

University Hospital in Krakow

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Mental Disorders; Personality Disorders; Neurotic Disorders

Treatments: Other: Psychotherapy Process-Outcome Study in Group Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07017543

1072.6120.189.2022

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study is a 3-month controlled trial that aims to measure changes in patient's capacity (mindfulness, resilience, insight, working alliance) and intensity of neurotic symptoms. The following tools are used: the Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory, the Psychological Insight Questionnaire, the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale - Short Version, the Working Alliance Inventory - Short Version and the "O" Symptom Questionnaire. During 12-week group intervention patients are asked to fill in the appropriate set of questionnaires four times (at the beginning, two times between and at the end of treatment). The study is conducted in the Psychotherapy Unit of University Hospital in Krakow.

Enrollment: 89 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• diagnostic criteria for neurotic disorders (ICD-10: F40-F48.9) or personality disorders of mild to moderate severity (ICD-10: F60-F61)
• obtaining informed consent for participation in the study
• being over the age of 18

Exclusion criteria

• diagnosis of psychotic and/or organic disorders as well as active addictions

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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89 participants in 1 patient group

Trait-like and state-like components of therapeutic alliance and insight influencing psychotherapy o

Other group

Description:

Patients diagnosed with neurotic and personality disorders were assessed at the 1st, 4th, 8th, and 12th week of treatment using the psychological assessment measures.

Treatment:

Other: Psychotherapy Process-Outcome Study in Group Therapy