Indigenous Model of Mental Health Care
- Conditions
- DepressionMental Health - Depression
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12618001746224
- Lead Sponsor
- The University of Queensland
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 110
Key inclusion criteria: • Age 18 years or older
• Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander identification
• Current (30-day) diagnosis of depression (any subtype), with or without other mood, anxiety or substance use disorder(s), diagnosed on SCID-5-CV interview.
• Written, verbal or electronic informed consent needs to be provided
• Sufficient English language proficiency to provide informed consent and complete study questionnaires
• For those who opt a telehealth model of participation, sufficient access to technology that will facilitate telehealth video-consultations will be a requirement
•Cognitive impairment as assessed by the shortened version of the Kimberley Indigenous Cognitive Assessment (KICA Screen) score <21/25) Subjects with KICA <21 will be referred for medical assessment.
•Assessed after SCID-5-CV interview as high-risk of suicide
•Organic brain disorder
•Recent (< 6 weeks) changes in psychiatric medication
•Any mental or physical condition requiring hospital admission during the study period
•Diagnosis of Bipolar disorder or psychotic disorder
•In the opinion of a psychiatrist/clinical psychologist, other mental disorder (e.g. severe personality disorder) likely to interfere with participant’s ability to complete the study
•Any medical condition likely to prevent participation in the study for 12 months.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The difference between changes in the control and intervention groups on depression scores as measured by BDI-II from baseline to 6 months.[6 months post baseline]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method