Brief Interventions for Coping with Distress

Launched by TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY · Mar 9, 2023

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial, called "Brief Interventions for Coping With Distress," is exploring how effective three different types of skills training can be in helping people manage feelings of distress, like anxiety and depression. The trainings include learning attention skills, a combination of attention and reflective thought skills, and health and wellness education. The study is currently recruiting participants aged 18 to 65 who live in New York City, speak English, and have high levels of worry or negative thoughts. It's important that participants have access to a smartphone and the internet.

If you join this study, you will learn different strategies to help you cope with emotional challenges. However, there are some criteria that might prevent you from participating, such as having certain mental health conditions, being actively suicidal, or currently receiving other therapies that you do not plan to continue. This study aims to find out which skills training is most helpful, and your involvement could contribute to better understanding and managing emotional distress for others in the future.

Gender

ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Between the ages of 18 and 65
• • Fluent in English (and therefore able to provide consent)
• • Currently living in New York City
• • Access to a smartphone and the internet
• • High self-reported worry, rumination, and/or self-criticism
• • Meet Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - Fifth Edition (DSM-5) criteria for at least one, current psychological disorder
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Active suicidal ideation or intent
• • Substance dependence disorder, schizophrenia, bipolar-I disorder, or a primary DSM-5 diagnosis of borderline or narcissistic personality disorder
• • Individuals currently receiving therapy or psychosocial treatment who do not plan to continue with the same treatment throughout the study period
• • Individuals taking psychotropic mediation that has not been stabilized for a period of at least 3 months
• • Current students at Teachers College, Columbia University
• • Individuals with cardiac conditions, diagnosed hyperhidrosis, and traumatic brain injuries or other neurological conditions (e.g., dementia, Parkinson's, epilepsy)