Solution-focused brief therapy versus case management for youths with mental health distress
- Conditions
- Mental health distressMental and Behavioural Disorders
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN13671612
- Lead Sponsor
- Institute of Mental Health
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Ongoing
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 124
All study participants must meet the criteria below:
1. 16-30 years old
2. English-speaking and English-literate
3. Non-specific mental distress (Clinical Stage 1a), subsyndromal or subthreshold symptoms (Clinical Stage 1b), or are experiencing a first episode of a full defined syndrome (Clinical Stage 2) based on CHAT assessment
Additional criteria for participants in the intervention arm:
1. Committed to attend all six intervention sessions, weekly (either through face-to-face or teleconferencing), to be completed in 8 weeks
2. Willingness to be registered as a client with the Institute of Mental Health Singapore (so that therapy can be provided, as per IMH protocol)
All subjects meeting any of the exclusion criteria at baseline will be excluded from participation. Subjects who:
1. Have high suicidal risk (as determined by Columbia Suicide Safety Rating Scale, during CHAT assessment)
2. Have active and florid psychosis symptoms
3. Have significant cognitive impairments
4. Are participating in other active psychotherapy or psychiatric medication treatment
5. Are below 21 years old and do not have parental consent to participate in the study
6. Decline to be registered as a client at IMH (if they have been randomised to the intervention arm)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Psychological distress measured by the Kessler-10 (K-10) from baseline to 2 weeks post-termination (T3)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method