IPC for University Counseling Centers
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Depression
In brief
Interpersonal Counseling (IPC) is brief, structured modification of Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT). IPC was developed as a brief triage manual to treat depression in primary care, family practice and non-mental health programs, and work and educational settings. College and university students are at the age where first episodes of depression, bipolar disorder, or psychosis may occur. IPC is relevant for this population as many university students' distress are related to profound life changes, role transitions, loneliness and social/cultural isolation, which are focuses of treatment in IPC. While there is considerable evidence for the efficacy of IPT and IPC, this adaptation for university students has not yet been studied. The investigators propose to administer IPC to across several college campuses, and to recruit 20 participants at each counseling center. Participants will receive 3-6 one-hour therapy sessions, and will complete self-report measures of depression, psychosocial functioning, college adjustment, and treatment satisfaction. IPC has the potential to reduce depressive symptoms and prevent presenting symptoms from worsening. For these reasons, developing and testing a brief, yet comprehensive psychosocial intervention for distressed college students has tremendous importance.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03255954
- Run by
- Johns Hopkins University
- People needed
- 42
- Starts
- 2017-02-10
- Expected to finish
- 2023-08-30
- Last updated by the study team
- 2023-09-07
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 40. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- 18-40 years old
- Currently receiving counseling at one of the study locations
- Adjustment disorder with depressed mood or mild to moderate depression which correlates with a Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) score of 5-14.
You may not qualify if…
- Pregnancy.
- Non-English speaking
- Poses a significant risk for dangerousness to self or others, or suffers from a concomitant medical or psychiatric comorbidity that makes the study protocol inadvisable (i.e., post-traumatic stress disorder, autism, psychotic disorder, bipolar I or II disorder, eating disorder, alcohol or substance abuse or current use)
Where it is running
- Homewood Counseling Center — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Amherst College Counseling Center — Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
- University of Toronto — Toronto, Canada
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