Mental Health Wellness 1
Conditions
Keywords
Suicide prevention, men's mental health, depression, suicide ideation and behaviors
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to test a comprehensive, male-oriented, online screening and referral (Screening for Mental Health; SMH) and male-oriented online information and referral intervention program (Man Therapy; MT) to improve mental health and wellbeing with a focus on prevention of suicide and help-seeking behaviors among middle-aged men. The online programs will be offered together to maximize the effect on reducing suicide behavior and increasing mental health help-seeking behaviors for men. If successful in decreasing suicide behavior and ideation and increasing suicide help-seeking behavior, this intervention could be scaled up to contribute to a reduction in suicide behaviors and deaths across the country.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALScreening for Mental Health only
Participants in the Screening for Mental Health (SMH)-only group will complete the online depression and suicide screening and receive immediate feedback and referrals.
BEHAVIORALScreening for Mental Health & Man Therapy
Participants assigned to Screening for Mental Health, plus Man Therapy (SMH+MT) group will be offered the Man Therapy program in conjunction with Screening for Mental Health. MT provides online early intervention services designed specifically for men who are at risk for suicide and are less likely to engage in help-seeking behavior. MT takes an innovative and humorous approach to mental health education and help seeking through a fictional therapist named Dr. Rich Mahogany, who is a no-nonsense man's man who informs men about the importance of honest talk about life's challenges in addressing their problems. The web portal allows review manly mental health information, facts and tips, explore man therapies, and view videos of men with lived experience.
Sponsors
University of Utah
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
25 Years to 64 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
1. men living in Michigan; 2. 25-64 years of age at time of enrollment; 3. scoring in the moderate- to high-risk range (or answering positively on Question 9) on the Harvard Department of Psychiatry/NDSD Scale (HANDS), scoring in the moderate- to high-risk range for anger on the DSM-5 Level 1 Cross-Cutting Symptom Measure, or identifying any risk for suicide ideation or behavior on the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Sale (C-SSRS); and 4. fluent in reading English
Exclusion criteria
1. females 2. scoring in the low risk range on the Harvard Department of Psychiatry/NDSD Scale (HANDS), scoring in the low risk range for anger on the DSM-5 Level 1 Cross-Cutting Symptom Measure, or not identifying any risk for suicide ideation or behavior on the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Sale (C-SSRS); and 3. not fluent in reading English
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in depression symptoms as measured by The HANDS: Harvard Department of Psychiatry National Depression Screening Day Scale | Baseline; 2 weeks post randomization; 12 weeks post randomization |
| Change in suicide risk as measured by the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale-Screen Version | Baseline; 2 weeks post randomization; 12 weeks post randomization |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| change in attitudes toward help-seeking behavior as measured by the Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Help short-form | 2 weeks post randomization; 12 weeks post randomization |
| change in financial situation as measured by two items (J1 and J4) of the 2009 National Financial Capability Study, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority | 2 weeks post randomization; 12 weeks post randomization |
| change in social support as measured by the Perceived Social Support and/or Conflict scale | 2 weeks post randomization; 12 weeks post randomization |
| change in interpersonal needs as measured by the Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire | 2 weeks post randomization; 12 weeks post randomization |
| change in drug use/abuse as measured by the National Institute of Drug Abuse Quick Screen | 2 weeks post randomization; 12 weeks post randomization |
| change in alcohol use/abuse as measured by the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test | 2 weeks post randomization; 12 weeks post randomization |
| change in help seeking behavior as measured by the Perceived Stigma and Barriers to Care for Psychological Problems scale | 2 weeks post randomization; 12 weeks post randomization |
| change in help seeking behavior as measured by the General Help Seeking Questionnaire | 2 weeks post randomization; 12 weeks post randomization |
| change in physical and mental health as measured by the Healthy Days Measures | 2 weeks post randomization; 12 weeks post randomization |
| change in anger as measures by the DSM-5 Self Rated Level 1 Cross-Cutting Symptom Measure | Baseline; 2 weeks post randomization; 12 weeks post randomization |
| change in physical aggression as measured by the Physical Aggression Index scale | 2 weeks post randomization; 12 weeks post randomization |
| change in relationship conflicts as measured by the Psychological Aggression Scale | 2 weeks post randomization; 12 weeks post randomization |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed