Clinical Trial: Reducing Stigma and Increasing Treatment Seeking Intentions Among Adolescents
Study Status: COMPLETED
Recruit Status: COMPLETED
Condition: Stigma, Social
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Brief Personalized Videos to Reduce Stigma and Increase Treatment-seeking Behavior Among Adolescents With Depression
Brief Summary:
Depression is a leading cause of illness and disability in teenagers.Longer duration of untreated depression (DUD) is associated with greater severity, poorer outcome, and cognitive impairment.Stigma toward people with depression has been identified as a barrier to seeking help; therefore, reducing stigma toward young people at depressive risk could enhance their receptivity to seeking treatment.Social contact is a form of interpersonal contact with members of the stigmatized group and the most effective type of…
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