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Roberge P, Houle J, Provost JR, Coulombe S, Beaudin A, Bower P, Lemyre FC, Drapeau M, Drouin MS, Hudon C, Provencher MD, Vasiliadis HM. A pragmatic randomized controlled trial of a group self-management support program versus treatment-as-usual for anxiety disorders: study protocol. BMC Psychiatry 2022; 22:135. [PMID: 35189848 PMCID: PMC8862538 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-021-03675-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2021] [Accepted: 12/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The integration of a personal recovery-oriented practice in mental health services is an emerging principle in policy planning. Self-management support (SMS) is an intervention promoting recovery that aims at educating patients on the nature of their mental disorder, improving their strategies to manage their day-to-day symptoms, fostering self-efficacy and empowerment, preventing relapse, and promoting well-being. While SMS is well established for chronic physical conditions, there is a lack of evidence to support the implementation of structured SMS programs for common mental disorders, and particularly for anxiety disorders. This study aims to examine the effectiveness of a group-based self-management support program for anxiety disorders as an add-on to treatment-as-usual in community-based care settings. METHODS/DESIGN We will conduct a multicentre pragmatic randomized controlled trial with a pre-treatment, post-treatment (4-month post-randomization), and follow-ups at 8, 12 and 24-months. TREATMENT AND CONTROL GROUPS: a) group self-management support (10 weekly 2.5-h group web-based sessions with 10-15 patients with two trained facilitators); b) treatment-as-usual. Participants will include adults meeting DSM-5 criteria for Panic Disorder, Agoraphobia, Social Anxiety Disorder, and/or Generalized Anxiety Disorder. The primary outcome measure will be the Beck Anxiety Inventory; secondary outcome measures will comprise self-reported instruments for anxiety and depressive symptoms, recovery, self-management, quality of life, and service utilisation. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS Data will be analysed based on intention-to-treat with a mixed effects regression model accounting for between and within-subject variations in the effects of the intervention. DISCUSSION This study will contribute to the limited knowledge base regarding the effectiveness of structured group self-management support for anxiety disorders. It is expected that changes in patients' self-management behaviour will lead to better anxiety management and, consequently, to improved patient outcomes. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT05124639 . Prospectively registered 18 November 2021.
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- Pasquale Roberge
- Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Centre de recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke (CRCHUS), Université de Sherbrooke, 3001, 12th Avenue North, Sherbrooke (Quebec), J1H 5N4 Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888, succ. Centre-ville, Montréal (Quebec), H3C 3P8 Canada
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- Relief, 418, rue Sherbrooke Est, bur. 300, Montréal (Québec), H2L 1J6 Canada
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- Département des Relations Industrielles, Université Laval, Pavillon J.-A.-DeSève, 1025, avenue des Sciences-Humaines, Québec, G1V 0A6 Canada
- VITAM – Centre de recherche en santé durable, Québec, Canada
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- Relief, 418, rue Sherbrooke Est, bur. 300, Montréal (Québec), H2L 1J6 Canada
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- National Institute of Health Research School for Primary Care Research, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL UK
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- Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Sciences, Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke (CRCHUS), Université de Sherbrooke, 2500, boul. de l’Université, Sherbrooke (Quebec), J1K 2R1 Canada
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- Departments of counselling psychology and psychiatry, McGill University, 3700 McTavish, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1Y2 UK
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888, succ. Centre-ville, Montréal (Quebec), H3C 3P8 Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Centre de recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke (CRCHUS), Université de Sherbrooke, 3001, 12th Avenue North, Sherbrooke (Quebec), J1H 5N4 Canada
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- VITAM – Centre de recherche en santé durable, Québec, Canada
- School of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Université Laval, 2325, rue des Bibliothèques, Québec, G1V 0A6 Canada
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- Centre de recherche Charles-Le Moyne, Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, 3001, 12th Avenue North, Sherbrooke (Quebec), J1H 5N4 Canada
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Plantade-Gipch A, Blanchet A, Drouin MS. Can alliance-focused supervision help improve emotional involvement and collaboration between client and therapist? European Journal of Psychotherapy & Counselling 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/13642537.2021.1881138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The objective of this study was to review the literature and make suggestions for further investigation into the topic of professionals' reactions following a patient's suicide. An extensive search of the literature has been undertaken using computer database search. Even if findings are heterogenous, most studies suggest limited stress-related or affective-related reactions for the majority of respondents. Whereas, findings with regards to the impact on professional practice are consistent in identifying important consequences in the way professionals conduct their clinical assessment and reach treatment decisions after a patient's suicide. Future research should investigate how this event changes the clinician's personal growth and capacity to establish a therapeutic alliance with other suicidal patients.
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- Monique Séguin
- a Université du Québec en Outaouais, Department of Psychology , Gatineau , Québec , Canada
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Germain V, Marchand A, Bouchard S, Guay S, Drouin MS. Assessment of the therapeutic alliance in face-to-face or videoconference treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder. Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw 2010; 13:29-35. [PMID: 20528290 DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2009.0139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Telepsychotherapy is a cutting-edge intervention that shows great promise in the mental health care field. However, the possibility of developing a high-quality therapeutic alliance is often doubted when psychotherapy is provided remotely. This study assesses the development of a therapeutic alliance in individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder who were treated either by videoconference therapy or a face-to-face therapy. Forty-six participants with PTSD received cognitive behavioral therapy, 17 of them by videoconference and 29 in person. A variety of questionnaires evaluating the quality of the therapeutic relationship were administered at five different times during treatment. Each session was also assessed by the therapist and the participant immediately afterwards. The results indicate that a therapeutic alliance can develop very well in both treatment conditions and that there is no significant difference between the two. Certain clinical and practical implications are discussed.
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- Vanessa Germain
- Department of Psychology, University of Quebec-Montreal, Montreal, Canada
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Cet article rapporte les résultats d’une recherche réalisée auprès de 141 professionnels en santé mentale pratiquant au Québec et ayant vécu le suicide d’un patient. Les professionnels ont réagi à cet événement différemment en fonction de leur sexe. Les femmes y ont répondu par un niveau de stress élevé au cours du premier mois, alors que les hommes ont dévoilé un niveau de stress faible. Le niveau élevé de stress relevé chez les femmes était accompagné de répercussions initialement plus intenses sur leur pratique professionnelle : tendance accrue à hospitaliser des patients suicidaires ou précautions accrues dans leur traitement, évaluation d’un plus grand nombre de patients comme présentant un risque de suicide, sentiment accru d’impuissance lors de l’évaluation ou du traitement de patients suicidaires, consultation plus fréquente de collègues et de superviseurs, attention accrue aux aspects légaux dans la pratique. L’article tente de mieux comprendre les différences entre les réactions des professionnels observées selon leur sexe, à la lumière des théories de la socialisation et du développement professionnel.
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- Melissa Henry
- Chercheure, CRISE, professeure associée, Département de psychologie, Université du Québec à Montréal
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- Professeure titulaire, Département de psychologie, Université du Québec en Outaouais, Groupe mcgill d’études sur le suicide, Montréal
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- Professeur agrégé, Département de Psychologie, Université du Québec à Montréal, Groupe McGill d’études sur le suicide, Montréal
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Germain V, Marchand A, Bouchard S, Drouin MS, Guay S. Effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy administered by videoconference for posttraumatic stress disorder. Cogn Behav Ther 2009; 38:42-53. [PMID: 19235601 DOI: 10.1080/16506070802473494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Telehealth, or health care via videoconferencing, constitutes a clinical option that makes it possible to treat patients remotely. A growing number of studies have demonstrated that telehealth is a feasible and effective method for diagnostic interviews and psychiatric consultations. However, few studies have assessed the effectiveness of psychotherapy given by videoconference. This study examines the effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) administered by videoconference for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Forty-eight participants with PTSD were recruited for the study: 16 in the videoconferencing condition and 32 in a control face-to-face condition. Each participant received CBT for 16 to 25 weeks and completed various questionnaires before and after treatment. The results show a significant decline in the frequency and severity of posttraumatic symptoms after treatment in both conditions. A clinical improvement in overall functioning was also observed. No significant difference was observed in the effectiveness of the two therapeutic conditions. The examination of effect sizes supports these results. A number of clinical implications and certain avenues for future research are discussed.
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