A Preventive Behavioral Intervention for Young Adults With Psychotic Experiences

Description

This is a randomized controlled trial testing the efficacy of Resilience Training in college students with elevated transdiagnostic risk for developing a serious mental illness.

Conditions

Psychotic Disorders, Mood Disorders, Anxiety Disorders

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Study overview

This is a randomized controlled trial testing the efficacy of Resilience Training in college students with elevated transdiagnostic risk for developing a serious mental illness.

A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Preventive Behavioral Intervention for Young Adults With Psychotic Experiences

A Preventive Behavioral Intervention for Young Adults With Psychotic Experiences

Condition
Psychotic Disorders
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Charlestown

Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States, 02129

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. 18-30 years old
  • 2. Enrolled as a first or second year student (i.e., freshman or sophomore) in an undergraduate program at the college or university where the intervention takes place
  • 3. Students who endorse some psychotic experiences (Peter's et al. Delusion Inventory (PDI) score \> 3)
  • 1. Inability to provide informed consent
  • 2. Not proficient in English
  • 3. Current self-reported Diagnostic Statistical Manual 5 (DSM-5) diagnosis with active symptoms (such as active psychotic symptoms, current suicidality, serious active alcohol or substance use, marked deterioration in functioning over the prior month) determined by clinical interview with participant, or self-report of a psychiatric diagnosis that necessitates close monitoring or individual therapy and/or inpatient or partial hospitalization
  • 4. Current enrollment in psychological or behavioral health treatment.
  • 5. Current use of psychotropic medications (other than stimulants) prescribed by a physician.
  • 6. A diagnosis of a serious, chronic mental illness as determined by the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI)

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 30 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Massachusetts General Hospital,

Study Record Dates

2029-06