Program to improve help-seeking in young adults experiencing distress but not seeking professional help

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Completed

Conditions: Distressed persons in the community who are not seeking any professional consultation
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Registration Number: ISRCTN14504454

Lead Sponsor: ational Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences

Brief Summary: 2024 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38371429/ (added 11/06/2024)

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 221

Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged 20-35 years
2. Formal education of at least 12 years
3. All genders
4. Self-report of the current experience of psychological distress for a minimum of 2 weeks
5. Scoring above the cut-off on Kessler Psychological Distress Scale for psychological distress (=20)
6. Not seeking professional help for current psychological distress
7. Working knowledge of the English language
8. Access and comfort in using the internet

Exclusion Criteria

1. Indian nationals not currently residing in India
2. Lack of access to the internet

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Barriers to professional help-seeking measured using the Barriers to Seek Professional Help for Mental Health Scale (BSPH-MHS) at baseline, post- and follow-up assessment<br>2. Help-seeking inclination from mental health professionals measured using the General Help-Seeking Questionnaire (GHSQ) at baseline, and three-time points during the intervention, post- and follow-up assessment<br>3. Help-seeking behaviour from mental health professionals measured using a single item yes/no question at baseline, and three-time points during the intervention, post- and follow-up assessment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Help-negation measured using the General Help-Seeking Questionnaire (GHSQ) at baseline, three-time points during the intervention, and post- and follow-up assessment<br>2. Inclination to seek help from non-professional and professional sources, in general, measured using the GHSQ at baseline, three-time points during the intervention, and post- and follow-up assessment<br>3. The likelihood of consulting a mental health professional in the next two months measured using a single-item question on a 7-point Likert Scale