The Roshni Project Phase 3: Developing a Culturally Driven Approach to Enhancing the Mental Well-being of Young South Asian Women
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Psychosocial therapy for South Asian women experiencing mood disorders
- Conditions
- Mood Disorders
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
- Enrollment
- 30
- Primary Endpoint
- Depression, Anxiety & Stress Scale (Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995)
- Status
- Withdrawn
- Last Updated
- 19 days ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The mental health sector is being called upon to develop and implement interventions for youth that attend to gender, age and cultural diversity (Mental Health Commission of Canada, 2016). The proposed project outlines the development and feasibility testing of a culturally driven transdiagnostic psychosocial intervention for South Asian women aged 16-24 years. We will recruit 30 participants to complete the 12 week psychosocial intervention. Pre, midpoint and post evaluations will be completed to asses change in mental health, self esteem and values, and also qualitative feedback on participant experiences of the intervention.
Investigators
Gursharan Virdee
Research Analyst
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •aged 16-24 years
- •identify as a woman
- •ancestry connected to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
- •formal diagnosis of mood or anxiety disorder
- •completed high-school in Canada
- •reside in the Greater Toronto Area
- •speak conversational English
Exclusion Criteria
- •individuals with developmental disabilities and serious mental illness e.g. schizophrenia spectrum, bipolar and personality disorders.
Arms & Interventions
Treatment Group
Intervention: Psychosocial therapy for South Asian women experiencing mood disorders
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Depression, Anxiety & Stress Scale (Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995)
Time Frame: Change from baseline depression, anxiety and stress at 12 weeks
The Depression, Anxiety \& Stress Scale (Lovibond \& Lovibond, 1995) is a 42 item scale questionnaire with a 4 point likert scale from 0 to 4 measuring across three domains of depression, anxiety and stress. Total scores range from 0-168, with higher scores indicating greater symptom severity.
Secondary Outcomes
- Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (Gross & John, 2003)(Change from baseline emotion regulation at 12 weeks)