Building Emotional Self-Awareness Teletherapy (BEST) (BEST)
Concussion, Mild, Concussion, Brain, Concussion, Severe
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Concussion, Mild focused on measuring Alexithymia, Brain Injury, Concussion, Emotion Dysregulation, Affect, Resilience, Military, Service Members, Mood, Teletherapy
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Mild TBI (determined by Ohio State University TBI Identification Method) ≥18 years old U.S. resident (exclusion for California residents) ≥6 months post-TBI elevated alexithymia and emotion dysregulation (defined by >.5 standard deviation above means on the TAS-20 and DERS) capacity to consent proficient English if on medications that influence affect, must be stable for at least 6 weeks access to a device capable of video conferencing and high speed internet. Exclusion Criteria: Premorbid neurological disorder other than TBI (e.g., stroke), active or uncontrolled major psychiatric disorder and/ or disorder that would pose a safety concern (e.g., borderline personality disorder) degenerative neurologic condition visual, hearing, communication, or cognitive impairments that would impede participation unstable or anticipated medication changes that will influence mood/ affect during study participation active involvement in an intensive rehabilitation program individuals who recently started psychotherapy (e.g., < 3 months ago) concurrent participation in any other clinical trial that aims to improve mood/ behavioral functioning will be an exclusion criterion. participants will be excluded if at any point, they participated in TREAT (in-person clinical trial of BEST - NCT03414463)
Sites / Locations
- Indiana UniversityRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
Treatment
8 one-on-one teletherapy training sessions to enhance emotional skills. Teletherapy sessions will last approximately 60-90 minutes.