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Engaging Depressed Low-Income Seniors in Mental Health Services

NCT01094951 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 12

Last updated 2017-11-08

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Summary

This two-stage research study will

1. train caseworkers in three participating New York City Neighborhood Houses to screen their clients for depression, and
2. examine the usefulness of training these caseworkers in an intervention that targets barriers seniors face in receiving mental health services. In this intervention, called ENGAGE, Case Workers will: 1. identify and address seniors' barriers to receiving mental health services; 2. include the seniors' preferences in deciding which treatment options to choose; and 3. help seniors connect with affordable mental health services of their choice.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

ENGAGE

During Stage 2, investigators will train Neighborhood House caseworkers to 1. provide psychoeducation that addresses client-specific barriers to evaluation and care; 2. use shared decision-making strategies to engage seniors and arrive at a decision about where and from whom to receive an evaluation and possible care; and 3. provide connections to preferred community-based mental health services.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

    collaborator NIH

  • Weill Medical College of Cornell University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Patrick J. Raue, Ph.D. · Weill Medical College of Cornell University

  • George S. Alexopoulos, M.D. · Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-03-31
Primary Completion
2015-04-30
Completion
2015-04-30

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