Self-Criticism Feasibility Study

Launched by KING'S COLLEGE LONDON · Jul 10, 2017

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ClinConnect Summary

The intervention is based upon recent unpublished doctoral research that developed this novel treatment within students with high levels of self-criticism. This pilot study aims to adapt the intervention for an Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) service, a primary mental-health service in the UK.

Self-criticism is a transdiagnostic process across common mental-health disorders and is therefore, a potential target for psychological intervention. Clients at IAPT are likely to present with high levels of self-criticism. This pilot study may help develop an alternative evidence...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Written informed consent
• • 2. Registered with and opt into the Southwark IAPT service, Talking Therapies Southwark
• • 3. Score at least 10 on the WSAS questionnaire regarding the impact of self-criticism on their daily life
• • 4. Requesting help for their self-criticism.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Not being sufficiently proficient in English to fully participate in the sessions with English-speaking therapists or process the written study materials for any reason.
• • 2. Being unable to attend six sessions of assessment/treatment.
• • 3. Presenting with high levels of risk requiring monitoring and assistance beyond the weekly intervention focusing on self-criticism.
• • 4. Current serious mental health problem such as bipolar disorder, anorexia nervosa or a moderate / severe substance use disorder.
• • 5. Cognitive impairment or psychomotor retardation of a degree that would prevent completion of the study treatment protocol with the individual. This would be based on a clinical judgement by potential referrers or by the clinician undertaking the screening assessment.
• • 6. Currently experiencing a degree of life stress (e.g. recent bereavement) that is judged by the assessor to be likely to seriously adversely affect their ability to benefit from the intervention
• • 7. New pharmacological interventions for psychological distress - i.e. a change of medication or dosage in the last 4 weeks.
• • 8. Current participation in another clinical (talking therapy or drug) trial or another psychological intervention.