The Psychosocial Effects of Systemic / Family Constellation

Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary

Status: Completed

Conditions: Mild to Moderate Psychopathological Symptoms

Treatments: Behavioral: Systemic / family constellation

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03233958

325/2017/P

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to investigate the psychosocial effects of systemic / family constellation. The method of systemic / family constellation refers to an approach which integrates ideas from family systems therapy with elements from psychodrama. The constellations are conducted in a group based seminar-setting, each seminar lasting two days.

Considering the very limited amount of empirical data on this method, the study design is a simple pre-post one with a 6-months follow-up. The study will be observational: the researchers will not manipulate who receives the intervention; instead they invite all clients (individuals from the general population) attending these therapeutic workshops run independently of the research process. Given the limited amount of evidence on this therapeutic method, special attention will be given to monitor potential adverse outcomes to establish intervention safety.

It is hypothesized that participation in a family constellation seminar might decrease potential psychological symptoms and will not result in adverse outcomes.

Enrollment: 182 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Self-referred and registered for a family constellation workshop with one of the therapists (clinical psychologist / psychiatrist) who were willing to collaborate with the researchers of the present study

Exclusion criteria

• Age under 18 years
• Currently suffers from a diagnosed mental disorder
• Participated actively (not merely as a "representative") in a family constellation intervention in the 12 months preceding baseline assessment

Trial design

182 participants in 1 patient group

Workshop participants

Description:

Participants of systemic / family constellation workshops

Treatment:

Behavioral: Systemic / family constellation