Psychiatric Outreach Nurses Supporting Adolescent Mental Health
The study evaluates the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the outreach work of psychiatric registered nurses (RN) and the experiences of professionals in the field. The service is provided in school environment. First, the study will assess the effectiveness of brief interventions provided by psychiatric outreach
| Condition(s) | Depression, Anxiety |
|---|---|
| Status | Recruiting |
| Study type | Observational |
| Summary | The study evaluates the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the outreach work of psychiatric registered nurses (RN) and the experiences of professionals in the field. The service is provided in school environment. First, the study will assess the effectiveness of brief interventions provided by psychiatric outreach nurses on the perceived mental health and quality of life of adolescents (12-16 year old pupils) and their use of social and health services, compared to the support/treatment provided by conventional student welfare services at 6 and 12 months follow-up. The intervention is an outreach service provided by psychiatric nurses. In the intervention, the psychiatric registered nurse will implement interventions such as usual care, discussion, psychoeducation, substance abuse ski |
| Who can participate | Inclusion Criteria: * Adolescents (12-16 years old) who seek help from student welfare services due to mood disorders and who have one or more of the following conditions: prolonged and/or complicated anxiety, mood symptoms, obsessive-compulsive and/or eating disorder symptoms, mild to moderate self-harm (e.g. death wishes or cutting). In addition, person's motivation to receive the service provided is an admission criterion. Exclusion Criteria: * Persons with one or more of the following needs or life situations: adolescents who need light support and guidance, young people with a single problem of low motivation for school, young people with a stressful life situation or relationship problems. On the other hand, adolescents who are in acute need of specialist care or for adolescents with |
| Ages | 12 Years to 16 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Lead sponsor | University of Eastern Finland |
| Locations | Kuopio, Northern Savonia, Finland |
| Start date | 2024-05-06 |
| NCT ID | NCT06438276 |
| Official listing | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06438276 |