An Assessment of Voluntary Adolescent Mental Health Screening and Referral in a Children's Hospital Emergency Department

Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati1 site in 1 country112 target enrollmentMarch 2009

ConditionsMental Health

Overview

Phase: N/A
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Mental Health
Sponsor: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Enrollment: 112
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Verified mental health service use through clinical administrative data
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 14 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the TeenScreen intervention to usual care for adolescents who screen positive for mental health problems in a pediatric emergency department. It is anticipated that adolescents receiving the TeenScreen intervention will be more likely to attend a first session of outpatient mental health services within 60 days of the initial screening than those receiving the usual care.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

March 2009

End Date

June 2010

Last Updated

14 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

Responsible Party

Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Patients between 11 and 17 years old
•Medically stable and presenting with a non-psychiatric complaint
•English speaking
•Parent/guardian present for consent
•Insurance coverage by Medicaid
•Hamilton County residents
•Not currently receiving mental health treatment

Exclusion Criteria

•Less than 11 years or greater than 17 years old
•Parent/guardian not present at time of visit
•Medically unstable
•Non-English speaking
•Insurance other than Medicaid
•Presenting complaint is a mental health problem
•Currently receiving mental health treatment

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Verified mental health service use through clinical administrative data

Time Frame: 60 days after the initial mental health screening

Secondary Outcomes

Measurement of depressive symptoms and impairment of functioning utilizing the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depressions Scale and Sheehan Disability Score(60 days after the initial mental health screening)