Mental Health Intervention for Elderly Abuse Victims

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Conditions studied: Depression

In brief

There is no current elder abuse service that systematically assesses and provides services to address the mental health needs of older adult abuse victims. The proposed study will investigate the efficacy of a skill-based, mental health intervention to help treat elder abuse victims, bolster mental health outcomes, and improve detection of symptomatology in future screenings.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02283385

Run by

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

People needed

63

Starts

2014-07-01

Expected to finish

2017-06-30

Last updated by the study team

2018-05-03

Who can join

Age: 60 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Client of the New York City Department for the Aging's (DFTA) Elderly Crime Victims Resource Center
• Score of 10 or higher on the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) or Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale (GAD-7)

You may not qualify if…

• Co-morbid psychiatric disorder other than unipolar non-psychotic major depression that prevents participation in depression and anxiety screening
• Inability to speak or understand English
• Cognitive impairment that prevents participation in screening, as determined by screening social worker

Where it is running

• Department for the Aging: Elderly Crime Victims Resource Center — New York, New York, United States
• Jewish Association Serving the Aging — New York, New York, United States

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