Compassion-focused therapy for reducing self-stigma in mental health disorders

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This study aims to address self-stigma among individuals with chronic psychiatric disorders such as bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression, borderline personality disorder, and autism spectrum disorder. It employs Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), a cognitive behavioral approach designed to reduce shame and improve self-compassion, which are critical for enhancing coping skills and treatment adherence. Participants will be assessed for their level of self-stigma and severity of their condition to determine eligibility. The intervention seeks to foster a more positive self-relationship and facilitate better integration into society.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patient ≥18 years of age
2. Patient informed of the results of the preliminary medical examination
3. Patient affiliated to a social health insurance plan (beneficiary or beneficiary's family)
4. Patient with one or several diagnoses of chronic psychiatric disorder (schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, recurrent major depression, borderline personality disorder) or a neurodevelopmental disorder (autism spectrum disorder) treated as an outpatient or in a day hospital
5. CGI-Severity score\<6 assessed by the psychiatrist (Berk et al., 2008) ISMI score indicating moderate to high self-stigma (\>2.5; Lysaker et al., 2007)

   Exclusion criteria:
6. Patient in an exclusion period determined by a previous or ongoing study
7. Patient participating in an interventional study involving psychotherapy or an experimental drug
8. Patient in acute episode of their disorder according to the CGI Severity score
9. Patient in a medical emergency or immediate life-threatening situation
10. Patients with an intellectual disability (IQ\<70) estimated via the fNART (Mackinnon \& Mulligan, 2005)

12\. Legal issues: care under constraint or patient deprived of freedom because of a judicial measure 13. Patient who does not speak and read French sufficiently

Where it's running

• Service de Psychiatrie, Hôpital Civil, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg
  Strasbourg, France Recruiting
• Pôle de Psychiatrie Adulte, Hôpital Charles Perrens
  Bordeaux, France Not yet recruiting
• Ch Le Vinatier
  Bron, France Not yet recruiting
• CHU de Clermont-Ferrand, Hôpital Gabriel Montpied, Service de Psychiatrie B
  Clermont-Ferrand, France Not yet recruiting
• Pôle Hospitalo-Universitaire de Psychiatrie d'adultes et d'addictologie du Grand Nancy, Centre Psychothérapique de Nancy
  Laxou, France Not yet recruiting
• CHU de Montpellier, Psychiatrie d'adultes, Hôpital la Colombière
  Montpellier, France Not yet recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Luisa Weiner
• Email: weiner@unistra.fr
• Phone: 0033388116312

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.