Health Condition 1: F30-F39- Mood [affective] disorders Health Condition 2: F40-F48- Anxiety, dissociative, stress-related, somatoform and other nonpsychotic mental disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Minimally guided MindNotes app based intervention: Mindnotes app consists of multiple modules involving self assessment and feedback, overcoming hesitations to seek consultation, intera
Sponsors
Dr Seema Mehrotra
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Comfort with using a smartphone app;Able to speak /read/write English or Kannada;10 years or more of formal education; Self-report of depressive or anxiety symptoms for at least two weeks;Scoring above cut off on a standardized measure of distress (K-10)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Not amenable to participate in the study as assessed in the brief telephonic interview; Significant suicidal ideations as determined by responses on the two items developed by the research team pertaining to frequency and controllability of suicidal thoughts in the past one month;Currently receiving medical treatment for any mental health condition;Having undergone 3 or more psychotherapy /counseling sessions for a mental health concern in the last 3 months/currently seeking counseling/psychotherapy services;Using any other mental health app currently as per self-report
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Help Seeking behaviour and help-seeking inclination from a professionalTimepoint: Baseline, Post assessment at 5th week, Follow up at 9th week | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Barriers to seek professional helpTimepoint: Baseline and post assessment at 5th week | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Paulomi Sudhir
National Institute of Mental Health and neuroSciences
Outcome results
None listed