Brief Evidence-based Psychological Treatments for Emotional Disorders

Summary

The present work aims to develop a randomized clinical trial with a sample of 165 patients diagnosed with an emotional disorder. All participants are tested by several self-reports related to common mental disorders in a repeated measures design, pre and post treatment as well as a six month follow up. We think this study will demonstrate that brief psychological treatments should be prioritized over pharmacological treatment for such pathologies in the Primary or Secondary Care context to improve the patient´s quality of life while simultaneously reducing costs.

Conditions

• Anxiety Disorders
• Depression
• Somatoform Disorders
• Common Mental Disorders

Interventions

OTHER

Brief individual psychotherapy

Individual brief psychological intervention by adaptation of the Guide NICE "Common Mental Health Disorders" (ISBN 978-1-84936-585-7) and the unified protocol for the trasndiagnostic treatment of the emotional disorders of Barlow (Boisseau, Farchione, Fairholme, Ellard, y Barlow, 2010). This intervention is provided by clinical psychologist in secondary care.

OTHER

Brief group psychotherapy

Group brief psychological intervention by adaptation of the Guide NICE "Common Mental Health Disorders" (ISBN 978-1-84936-585-7) and the unified protocol for the trasndiagnostic treatment of the emotional disorders of Barlow (Boisseau, Farchione, Fairholme, Ellard, y Barlow, 2010). This intervention is provided by clinical psychologist in primary care.

OTHER

Combined intervention

Traditional psychotherapy and medication provided by a clinical psychologist and a psychiatrist in secondary care.

OTHER

Minimum psychological intervention

Psychoeducation and bibliotherapy provided by a trained general practitioner in primary care.

OTHER

Usual treatment

Medication provided by a general practitioner.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, Spain

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• Universidad de Córdoba

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Juan Antonio Moriana E · Universidad de Cordoba

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

65 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2017-01-15

Primary Completion

2018-04-15

Completion

2021-01-15

Countries

• Spain

Study Locations