Honest, Open, Proud for Soldiers with Mental Illness (NCT03218748) | Clinical Trial Compass
CompletedNot Applicable
Honest, Open, Proud for Soldiers with Mental Illness
United States, Germany99 participantsStarted 2017-11-15
Plain-language summary
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of the group-based intervention "Honest, Open, Proud" among soldiers with mental illness.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* At least one self-reported current axis I or axis II disorder according to DSM-5, which is not restricted to only substance-related disorder(s)
* Age 18 or above
* Ability to provide written informed consent
* Fluent in German (needed for self-report measures)
* At least a moderate level of self-reported disclosure-related distress/difficulty (score 4 or higher on the screening item 'In general, how distressed or worried are you in terms of secrecy or disclosure of your mental illness to others?', rated from 1, not at all, to 7, very much)
* Current inpatient, day-clinic or outpatient treatment at the Center for Military Mental Health, Berlin, Germany
* from April 2018 onwards we decided to also include non-military first responders (fire fighters or police officers) who are treated in the Center for Military Mental Health, Berlin, Germany
Exclusion Criteria:
* Self-reported diagnosis of only a substance- or alcohol-related disorder, without non-substance related current psychiatric comorbidity. We will exclude people who only have a substance-/alcohol-related disorder because the disclosure of these disorders is not the topic of the HOP intervention
* Intellectual disability
* Organic disorders
What they're measuring
1
Stigma Stress Scale, 8 items
Timeframe: 3 weeks (T1)
2
WHOQoL BREF; Domain psychological quality of life, 6 items