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

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.

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