CFT-focused Mental Health Intervention With Exposure Training for Youngsters
The aim of this study is to explore if individual CFT-based intervention with exposure training in virtual reality decreases conduct disorder symptoms and callous-unemoitonal traits , as well as increases subjective emotional welbeing among 15-to-20 year-old male prisoners and boys placed to state's residential schools
| Condition(s) | Conduct Disorder, Psychopathic Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| Status | Recruiting |
| Phase | NA |
| Study type | Interventional |
| Summary | The aim of this study is to explore if individual CFT-based intervention with exposure training in virtual reality decreases conduct disorder symptoms and callous-unemoitonal traits , as well as increases subjective emotional welbeing among 15-to-20 year-old male prisoners and boys placed to state's residential schools. We will also study factors that may predict adherence to the intervention. These factors include mental well-being, motivation, and working alliance. In addition, we will evaluate the costs of the program. |
| Who can participate | Inclusion Criteria: * Express conduct disorder psychopathology and psychopathic personality traits * Are placed to a prison or a state residential school for at least 9 months Exclusion Criteria: * Females * Non-Finninsh-speaking * Remaining in the institution facility less than 9 months * Intellectual dissability * Presence of psychotic symptoms * Autism * History of epilepsy * Currently participating another psychotherapeutic intervention |
| Ages | 15 Years to 20 Years |
| Sex | Male |
| Lead sponsor | Helsinki University Central Hospital |
| Locations | Helsinki, Finland; Helsinki, Finland |
| Start date | 2023-01-01 |
| NCT ID | NCT05802758 |
| Official listing | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05802758 |