Effectiveness of a Transdiagnostic Internet-based Treatment for Emotional Disorders

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2019-07-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of a Transdiagnostic Internet-based Protocol (Emotion Regulation Protocol) for the treatment of unipolar mood disorders (major depression and dysthimia) four anxiety disorders (Panic disorder, agoraphobia, generalized anxiety disorder and social anxiety disorder) and obsessive-compulsive disorder in comparison with Treatment as Usual in specialized care (Spanish public mental health system).

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Universitat Jaume I
• Collaborator: Consorcio Hospitalario Provincial de Castellón

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being aged between 18 and 70 years old.

• Meeting the DSM-IV diagnosis criteria of emotional disorder (panic disorder with or without agoraphopia, social anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, major depression disorder and dysthimia).

• Providing written, informed consent.

• Being able to understand and read Spanish.

• Having daily acces to the Internet in their natural environment.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Being diagnosed a severe mental disorder (people with the following mental disorders will be excluded from the study: schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and personality disorders from clusters A and B).

• Being diagnosed an alcohol and/or substance dependence disorder.

• The presence of high suicidal risk.

• A medical disease or condition which prevent the participant from carry out the psychological treatment.

• Receiving another psychological treatment while the study is still ongoing.

• The increase and/or changes in the medication of participants receiving pharmacological treament during the study.