Effectiveness of the SKILLS Program in the Management of Psychiatric Disorders

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Psychotherapy: The experimental group will receive the SKILLS program, i.e. 10 group psychotherapy sessions.

Study summary

Epidemiological studies show that one person in eight suffers from at least one psychiatric disorder. Mental health is therefore a major public health issue, and care for these disorders must continue to be improved.

The management of mental disorders has long followed the traditional categorical approach of developing a treatment for a given disorder. However, researchers have recently pointed out the limits of this approach in the field of mental health. They highlight the large number of co-morbidities, the existence of aspecific disorders and the intra-diagnostic heterogeneity of patients. These factors have led them to develop a transdiagnostic approach, which focuses on the mechanisms common to the various disorders in order to treat them at the same time and thus reduce the cost of treatment.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Evolution in Symptom Checklist Scale (SCL 90) scores between randomization and Month 3 — At the randomisation and Month 3

Trial sites (1)

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