Educational Intervention for Optimizing Adolescent Mental Health Screening and Treatment in Pediatric Residency

Sponsor

Brooke Army Medical Center (U.S. Fed)

Overall Status

Unknown status

CT.gov ID

NCT00768352

Collaborator

(none)

Enrollment

Location

Arm

Duration (Months)

3.1

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is: 1) to assess pediatric resident knowledge of adolescent mental health; 2) to assess pediatric resident comfort level for screening, assessing, and treating mental health disorders in adolescents, and; 3) to evaluate pediatric resident current practices for adolescent mental health screening, assessment, and treatment.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Mental Health	Other: Educational intervention	N/A

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Anticipated Enrollment :

50 participants

Allocation:

N/A

Intervention Model:

Single Group Assignment

Masking:

None (Open Label)

Official Title:

An Educational Intervention for Optimizing Adolescent Mental Health Screening Skills and Treatment in Pediatric Residency

Study Start Date :

Feb 1, 2008

Anticipated Primary Completion Date :

Feb 1, 2009

Anticipated Study Completion Date :

Jun 1, 2009

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Other: Education Intervention	Other: Educational intervention An educational intervention which will consist of a standardized PowerPoint presentation that will cover general mental health topics such as depression and substance abuse. The presentation will also include discussion of common and validated mental health screening and assessment tools, as well as how to use these tools in a clinical setting. An educational packet will be provided to the residents and will include the screening tools, information on motivational interviewing and the behavioral stages of change, information on common medications prescribed for mental health disorders, and a bibliography of reputable resources for mental health topics.

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Other: Education Intervention

Other: Educational intervention

An educational intervention which will consist of a standardized PowerPoint presentation that will cover general mental health topics such as depression and substance abuse. The presentation will also include discussion of common and validated mental health screening and assessment tools, as well as how to use these tools in a clinical setting. An educational packet will be provided to the residents and will include the screening tools, information on motivational interviewing and the behavioral stages of change, information on common medications prescribed for mental health disorders, and a bibliography of reputable resources for mental health topics.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Do pediatric residents lack an adequate knowledge base for screening, assessing, and treating mental health disorders in adolescents? [Feb 2008-June 2009]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Are pediatric residents are comfortable with screening, assessing, and treating adolescent mental health disorders. Do pediatric residents use validated verbal or written mental health screening and assessment tools. [Feb 2008-June 2009]