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Evaluation the Efficacy "Think and Cope Positively" Program
Sponsor: Universidad Pontificia Comillas
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether an integrated protocol based on cognitive behavioural therapy, positive psychology and third generation therapies is effective in improve the subjective well-being of people affected by a severe mental illness (SMI). The design of the study is a cluster randomized control trial with two arms. Experimental groups will receive 15 sessions to enhance positive emotions, optimism, adaptive coping, finding a purpose in life and sharing it with people who are important to the user. The control group will remain on a waitlist with their treatment as usual (TAU). After the control period (15 weeks), participants of the experimental groups have the chance to receive the intervention. Both groups will be measure before and after de 15 intervention weeks. Additionally, follow-up measures of the experimental group will be taken after 3 and 6 months.
Official title: Improving Subjective Wellbeing Despite a Severe Psychiatric Condition Through "Think and Cope Positively" Program: A Randomized Control Trial.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 65 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
449
Start Date
2023-09-20
Completion Date
2025-09
Last Updated
2025-04-04
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental: experimental wellbeing promotion group (Think and Cope Positively)
Session 1: Welcome. 2: Identifying and amplifying positive emotions. 3: Experiencing positive emotions. 4: Identifying my negative "trap" thoughts. 5: Transforming my automatic thoughts into positive ones. Session 6: Experiencing my positive thoughts I. 7: Experiencing my positive thoughts II. 8: Learning to be kinder to myself. 9: Identifying a life project (Individual appointment).10: Identifying coping strategies I. 11: Identifying coping strategies II. 12: Identifying adaptive coping strategies linked to well-being. 13: Building my life purpose with my environment. 14: Helping me to build my life purpose? 15: Multi-family session, farewell and closing.
TAU
The usual treatment in the intervention of people affected by severe mental disorder in the network of public and subsidized centers in Spain consists of improving psychosocial functioning. To this end, and depending on the characteristics of the user, work is done in groups and individually on social skills, psychoeducation about the disease, adherence to pharmacological treatment, improvement of daily living activities, promotion of independent leisure, support to families in the process of relapse prevention, and training for labor market insertion.
Locations (1)
UNINPSI
Madrid, Madrid, Spain