Analysis of the Personality Characteristics and Lifestyle of Young People Who Access Psychiatric Outpatient Clinics

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Personality; Life Style

• Registration Number: NCT06757205
• Lead Sponsor: Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS

Brief Summary

Considering the growing importance of services psychiatric and psychological for adolescence and adulthood incidence of discomfort expressed in this age group, comes assessed the need to provide adequate and targeted services.

Reasons:

The study aims to evaluate the characteristics and trends of adolescents who access the service, in order to frame the type of discomfort expressed and the expectations with respect to access to the service and the resource base on which it can the therapeutic intervention must be thought out and organised. Furthermore, the study aims to identify the factors that influence the request for help and evaluate the quality of the assistance received, with the aim of improving it effectiveness.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2024-12
• Study First Submitted: 2024-12-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-01-02
• Study First Posted: 2025-01-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-02-25
• Last Update Posted: 2025-02-26
• Study Start: 2025-03-15
• Primary Completion: 2026-01-15
• Study Completion: 2027-01-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 115

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Analyze the characteristics of adolescents who access the clinic, both with respect to the discomfort presented and the resources available to them	one year	Data analysis through qualitative methods to identify recurring trends and patterns.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Relate these characteristics to the ways of relating within the family, through meetings that also involve their parents	one year	Administration of psychometric scales: * The Italian version of the Mentalization Questionnaire (MZQ) was developed as a self-rated instrument to assess mentalization. It consists of 15 items with responses ranging from 1 = 'no agreement at all' to 5 = 'total agreement' on a 5-point Likert scale. Calculated sum scores for the total scale range from 15 to 75 with higher scores indicating lower mentalization capacities.; * The Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS) is a measure of deficiency in understanding, processing, or describing emotions (alexithymia). It has twenty statements rated on a five-point Likert scale. The total score ranges from 40 to 200 and the higher score indicates a greater level of alexithymia.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A.Gemelli IRCCS; 🇮🇹 Rome, Roma, Italy