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Filter by:The primary goal of this study is to test a minority stress model of psychological health outcomes for Black sexual minority men (BSMM) while using and not using a novel intervention named THRIVE 365. THRIVE 365 combines mHealth and institutional support elements to provide four areas of support for BSMM: 1) Promote HIV and psychological health knowledge and motivation; 2) Foster a sense of community and positive social connections among BSMM; 3) Connect clients to BSMM-affirming healthcare, including HIV treatment and mental healthcare; 4) Provide resources for housing, transportation, and other economic empowerment. To examine the effects of the intervention, we will utilize a 14-day daily diary study to capture daily intervention engagement, HIV and psychological health outcomes, coping, and experiences of racial and sexual minority stressors. We will first examine main associations between intervention engagement and HIV (antiretroviral treatment use) and psychological health (depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, emotion regulation difficulties outcomes) outcomes, then consider how intervention engagement affects coping and attenuates the impacts of racial and sexual minority stressors during the 14 day period.
Bryophyllum pinnatum (BP) is a succulent perennial plant from the family Crassulacea (for reviews see Fürer 2016 and Hamburger 2017). Leaf extracts from BP have been used in traditional medicine to treat wounds and ulcers, skin diseases, infections, inflammations, pain, diabetes, hypertension, and cancer. In Europe, BP started to be used at the beginning of the 20th century in Anthroposophic medicine, a form of holistic medicine with an integrative approach. Almost a hundred years later, BP preparations are still often prescribed in Anthroposophic medicine, where it is used in the treatment of a broad spectrum of diagnoses, most often of mental and behavioural disorders (ICD-10 F00-F99), including anxiety, depressive, and sleep disorders (Simões-Wüst 2012). In Switzerland, during the last decade, BP (50 % tablets) started to be used in conventional settings mainly in the treatment of preterm labour (Simões-Wüst 2018, Plangger 2006), overactive bladder (Betschart 2013), sleep disorders (Simões-Wüst 2015), and restless legs syndrome (Von Manitius 2019). Whereas the good effectiveness of BP preparations in the treatment of preterm contractions and overactive bladder is well supported by data obtained using a variety of in vitro models (see e.g. Santos 2018, Bachmann 2017, Simões-Wüst 2010), less is known about possible mechanisms of action that would support their use in the treatment of mental and behavioural disorders. Nevertheless, the observed improvements of sleep disorders are corroborated by animal experiments showing that different fractions of the leaf extract of BP can prolong the pentobarbitone-induced sleeping time (Yemitan 2005 and Pal 1999), indicating a CNS depressant action. Some of the bufadienolides present in Bryophyllum species are thought to be responsible for the sedative effects (Wagner 1986). The aim of the present study is to find out if patients suffering from anxiety symptoms perceive improvements of these symptoms during treatment with Bryophyllum 50% tablets. Since anxiety symptoms are often related to depression, reduced sleep quality, stress, reduced health-related quality of life and the feeling of not being able to control owns life (internal coherence), these aspects will be assessed as well.
Older adults with anxiety symptoms was found to be associated with greater risk of dementia. Interventions targeting signs as early as in the pre-symptomatic phase could be most effective in early prevention of dementia. On reviewing the identified non-pharmacological interventions, integrated attention training program (IATP) is proposed to target older adults with anxiety symptoms in Hong Kong.
This study will examine the acceptability and effectiveness of using a stepped care treatment model, and specifically, the CBTm classes, in a rural population. The introduction of CBTm classes, developed in Winnipeg and used in outpatient mental health clinics there, is new to Adult Community Mental Health in the Prairie Mountain Health region. This research is being done to explore whether this is a treatment model that is effective at reducing symptoms of anxiety and depression and also whether it affects the workload for Community Mental Health Workers in a more rural area. Further, this research is being done to explore whether clients perceive this form of services to be useful and acceptable.
The overarching goal is to pilot the Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up (ABC) intervention for mothers with heightened depressive symptom and their children with heightened internalizing symptoms.
The main objective of this study is to examine the efficacy of a new psychological intervention, called Back2School, in helping youths with problematic school absenteeism to return to school. Furthermore, the study will examine how well this program fares against the treatment or interventions that are usually given to youths with school absenteeism (treatment as usual or TAU). Based on previous studies we hypothesize that the Back2School intervention will be better at improving levels of school attendance as compared with treatment as usual (TAU).
In order to assess the efficacy of the Rhythm Stabilization component of HealthRhythms' product, investigators will recruit 128 outpatients between the ages of 18 and 65, presenting to the University of Utah Department of Psychiatry outpatient clinics with a current mood and/or anxiety disorder. Sixty-four of these individuals will be randomly allocated to receive the full HealthRhythms package (Rhythm Sensing, Rhythm Trending, and Rhythm Stabilization) on their smartphones, while 64 will be asked to consent to Rhythm Sensing only. Participants in both arms will receive treatment as usual (TAU) for their mood and/or anxiety disorders, as typically provided at the University of Utah clinics. The duration of the study will be 16 weeks. The primary outcome measures of the RCT will be the PROMIS Depression, the PROMIS Anxiety and the PROMIS Sleep Disturbance computerized adaptive testing (CAT) measures. The investigators hypothesize that those receiving the full package will demonstrate lower levels of depression, anxiety and sleep disturbance. In addition, investigators will explore the relationship between sensed rhythm stability and scores on patient-reported outcome measures of mood, anxiety and sleep disturbance (PROMIS). The investigators hypothesize that positive changes in the PROMIS measures will be mediated by positive changes in rhythm stability. The primary outcome analyses will be based on random regression models, while the mediation analyses will follow the approach described by Helena Kraemer and colleagues.
The goal of the project is to test whether a single-session intervention teaching incremental theories of personality, or the belief that one's personality is malleable, can strengthen recovery from social stress and reduce the development of anxiety and depression during early adolescence. Results may suggest a scalable, cost-effective approach to improving youths' coping capacities and preventing adverse mental health outcomes over time.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether cognitive-behavioral group prevention (CBT-G) for german children is effective and to what extent parental group training moderates outcome.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) versus Present-Centered Therapy (PCT) in treating current post-traumatic stress symptoms associated with sexual assault that occurred while veterans were serving in the military.