The effect of e-mail based depression information interventions on help seeking behaviour, mental health literacy and helping behaviour in young adults: randomised controlled trial

Completed

• Conditions: Depression; Mental and Behavioural Disorders; Depressive episode

• Registration Number: ISRCTN98406912
• Lead Sponsor: Centre for Mental Health Research, Australian National University (Australia)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-03-05
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 900

Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged 19 - 23 years
2. Report that they use e-mail in a screening questionnaire and provide researchers with their first name and e-mail address
3. Be willing to participate in the trial

Exclusion Criteria

For ethical reasons, participants will be excluded from participating in the trial if they obtain the maximum score on a psychological distress scale included in the screening questionnaire (indicating that they are likely to be severely depressed)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Help seeking behaviour for feelings of depression.