RecruitingACTRN12614000585628

Evaluating Acceptance and Commitment Therapy based group treatment for trauma symptom management and overall wellbeing in a residential Alcohol and Other Drug treatment facility.

The efficacy of trauma symptom management group-work for reducing trauma symptoms and improving wellbeing, in clients accessing treatment in a residential Alcohol and Other Drug treatment facility.

Sponsor

Network of Alcohol and other Drugs Agencies (NADA)

Enrollment

30 participants

Start Date

Jul 14, 2014

Study Type

Interventional

Conditions

Alcohol and Other Drug Dependence Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Summary

A group-based positive mental health and PTSD symptom management program will be implemented into a residential Alcohol and Other Drug treatment facility. Clients will receive education on the causes and effects of trauma, and will be taught trauma symptom management strategies using an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy approach. The aim is to keep clients in treatment and support them with PTSD symptom management strategies until they can access specialist services post treatment. The evaluation of the project will involve a number of formal assessments as well as retention and self-report data.

Eligibility

Sex: FemalesMin Age: 18 Yearss

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

Many people in residential alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment programs have experienced trauma and have symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This study is evaluating a group therapy program based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) that teaches women how to manage trauma symptoms and maintain their emotional wellbeing while in treatment. The goal is to help women stay in the program longer and manage PTSD until they can access specialist services after completing treatment. You may be eligible if: - You are a female resident at the "New Beginnings" women's AOD treatment program run by We Help Ourselves (WHOS) - You are 18 years of age or older You may NOT be eligible if: - You are experiencing active psychosis (florid psychotic symptoms) - You are at risk of suicide - Your mental health has been assessed as too unstable for the program by the mental health nurse Talk to your doctor about whether this trial might be right for you.

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Interventions

Clients in a residential Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) treatment facility will attend 8 x 1 hour sessions of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy group work over 8 weeks. The treatment will be trialled on 3 separate groups of clients over 12 months. Sessions will include psychoeducation on the causes and effects of trauma. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy will be utilised to teach clients appropriate techniques of symptom management. Efficacy will be determined by a reduction in trauma symptoms according to the PTSD Symptom Checklist, and an improvement in wellbeing based in the EUROHIS Quality of Life 8 Item Index. Improvements in psychological distress are also expected, as measured by the Kessler 10 Psychological Distress Scale.