The purpose of the current study is to examine the feasibility and effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy, a specific form of cognitive-behavioral therapy, for treating general mental health concerns among HIV-positive men.
The purpose of the current study is to examine the feasibility and effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy, a specific form of cognitive-behavioral therapy, for treating general mental health concerns among HIV-positive men.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
24
Acceptance and commitment therapy is a psychotherapy focused at increasing psychological flexibility and an individual\'s engagement in valued activities rather than focusing solely or primarily on reducing psychiatric symptoms
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
RECRUITINGPatient Health Questionnaire-9 Screener
Measure of depressive symptoms
Time frame: Administered at baseline and immediately after final intervention session (8th/final session; each session is 1 hour)
PTSD Checklist-5
Measure of post-traumatic stress symptoms
Time frame: Administered at baseline and immediately after final intervention session (8th/final session; each session is 1 hour)
Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale
Measure of obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms
Time frame: Administered at baseline and immediately after final intervention session (8th/final session; each session is 1 hour)
Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test
Measure of alcohol use
Time frame: Administered at baseline and immediately after final intervention session (8th/final session; each session is 1 hour)
HIV stigma scale
Measure of facets of stigma experienced by individuals with HIV
Time frame: Administered at baseline and immediately after final intervention session (8th/final session; each session is 1 hour)
Internalized homophobia scale
Measure of internalized homophobia
Time frame: Administered at baseline and immediately after final intervention session (8th/final session; each session is 1 hour)
Brief pornography screen
Measure of concerning pornography use
Time frame: Administered at baseline and immediately after final intervention session (8th/final session; each session is 1 hour)
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Life Quality Scale
Measure of life quality
Time frame: Administered at baseline and immediately after final intervention session (8th/final session; each session is 1 hour)
Experiential Avoidance Rating Scale
Measure of experiential avoidance
Time frame: Administered at baseline, every two weeks (every second therapy session) during intervention, and immediately after final intervention session (8th/final session; each session is 1 hour)
National Institute of Drug Abuse Modified Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Test
Measure of drug use
Time frame: Administered at baseline and immediately after final intervention session (8th/final session; each session is 1 hour)
High risk sexual behaviors
* Frequency of sex with penetration * Frequency of condom use * Frequency of oral sex * Frequency of sexual partners
Time frame: Administered at baseline and immediately after final intervention session (8th/final session; each session is 1 hour)
Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 Screener
Measure of anxiety symptoms
Time frame: Administered at baseline and immediately after final intervention session (8th/final session; each session is 1 hour)
PSYFLEX
Measure of psychological flexibility
Time frame: Administered at baseline, every two weeks (every second therapy session) during intervention, and immediately after final intervention session (8th/final session; each session is 1 hour)
Therapeutic Alliance Scale
Measure of patient and therapist alliance
Time frame: Administered immediately after final intervention session (8th/final session; each session is 1 hour)