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CFT-focused Mental Health Intervention With Exposure Training for Youngsters

Compassion-focused Mental Health Intervention With Exposure Training in Virtual Reality for Youngsters Living in an Institution

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About This Trial

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 May Be Eligible (Plain English)

Who May Qualify: - Express conduct disorder psychopathology and psychopathic personality traits - Are placed to a prison or a state residential school for at least 9 months Who Should NOT Join This Trial: - 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 Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.

Original Eligibility Criteria

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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

Treatments Being Tested

BEHAVIORAL

Psychopathy.comp and training in virtual reality (VR)

Psychopathy.comp is a CFT-based manualized program of 20 sessions a 60 min, on a weekly basis. During the CFT-intervention, partipants try out their new skills in a tailored VR setting (x5)

Locations (2)

State Residential Schools
Helsinki, Finland
Prison and Probation Service of Finland
Helsinki, Finland