Anti-stigma Intervention for Chinese American Older Adults

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Mood Disorders, Anxiety Disorders

In brief

Approximately 50 participants will be enrolled and screened to achieve 45 eligible patients with mood/anxiety disorders to complete a 10 weekly anti-stigma group intervention (ASGI) in addition to several self-report internalized stigma and psychiatric measures.This study will examine changes in internalized stigma and psychiatric symptoms pre- and post-ASGI with 3 months post-intervention follow-up.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03820297

Run by

NYU Langone Health

People needed

16

Starts

2019-08-19

Expected to finish

2020-03-13

Last updated by the study team

2020-05-20

Who can join

Age: 55 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Self-reported Chinese heritage;
• 55 years or older
• Mandarin and/or Cantonese speaking and ability to read and/or comprehend spoken Chinese language.
• Currently receiving treatment from a mental health provider at Gouverneur Medical Center Asian Bicultural Clinic (GMC ABC) and willing to continue mental health care through the study.
• Willing to provide release for communication between primary mental health care provider and study staff throughout the study.
• Documented by mental health provider after consent for release of information as having mood and anxiety disorder diagnosis in the past year;
• A willingness to participate in the ASGI with stated availability;
• Able and willing to provide informed consent.

You may not qualify if…

• Lifetime psychosis, neurocognitive, or significant neurological disorders;
• Current manic episode;
• Past 6 months of alcohol/substance use disorder;
• Serious safety concerns of suicide or homicide.

Where it is running

• New York University School of Medicine — New York, New York, United States

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