Psychotherapy Expectations and Distress Among Mental Health Patients and Their Therapists.
Patients will be recruited from the units of Shalvata MHC: closed and open hospitalization unit, and ambulatory units of Shalvata MHC community clinic. Their therapists will be recruited as well. There will be 4 timepoints measurement: baseline, second week, fourth week and after eight weeks (or discharge). Patients wi
| Condition(s) | Expectancy, Distress, Psychological |
|---|---|
| Status | Recruiting |
| Study type | Observational |
| Summary | Patients will be recruited from the units of Shalvata MHC: closed and open hospitalization unit, and ambulatory units of Shalvata MHC community clinic. Their therapists will be recruited as well. There will be 4 timepoints measurement: baseline, second week, fourth week and after eight weeks (or discharge). Patients will be addressed through the therapeutic staff and the research team will contact them after a conceptually agreement to participate. A member of the research staff will schedule a meeting explaining the research thoroughly and ask the patient/therapist to sign an informed consent. After signing an informed consent, patients will complete several questionnaires at several time points, whereas their therapists will complete measures as well. All scales will be filled using the |
| Who can participate | Inclusion Criteria: * Hebrew mother tongue speakers * Being treated at Shalvata MHC. Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to read or comprehend Hebrew due to any reason. * Agitative patients * Acute suicidal patients * Patients in unstable psychotic state |
| Sex | All |
| Lead sponsor | Shalvata Mental Health Center |
| Locations | Israel, Israel |
| Start date | 2025-02-20 |
| NCT ID | NCT06908343 |
| Official listing | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06908343 |