Indigenous Model of Mental Health Care: an exploratory study of the therapeutic benefit of Aboriginal tradition healing combined with a trans-diagnostic CBT program for treating depressio

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Depression; Anxiety; Substance use disorder; Mental Health - Depression; Mental Health - Anxiety; Mental Health - Addiction

• Registration Number: ACTRN12623000083695
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Sydney

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2023-01-25
• Last Update Posted: 30 January 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

Age 18 years or older;
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander identification;
Current diagnosis of depression (any sub-type), with or without other mood, anxiety or substance use disorder(s);
Able to provide written informed consent;
Sufficient English language proficiency to provide informed consent and complete study questionnaires

Exclusion Criteria

Cognitive impairment as assessed by the recruiting psychologists;
At high-risk of suicide, assessed by the recruiting psychologists using the aPHQ-9;
Organic brain disorder;
Recent (< 6 weeks) changes in psychotropic medication;
Diagnosis of bipolar or psychotic disorder;
In the opinion of a clinical psychologist, presence of any 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 a minimum of 12 months.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified