Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Interpersonal Psychotherapy Adapted for Ethiopia
Sponsors
Assegid Negash
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The inclusion criteria are as follows: ? Being a full-time undergraduate student ? Students whose Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) score range from 5-19 (mild and moderate scorers) ? Students whose age is 18 years or older ? Students who reside in WSU main campus. ? Willing to attend at least 4 IPT-E sessions with written informed consent ? Able to listen and speak the Amharic language
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The exclusion criteria are as follows: ? Weekend, summer and postgraduate students will not be included ? Students with psychotic symptoms and severe depression (PHQ-9 score > 20) ? Students with serious conditions that will prevent them from participating in the intervention (will be measured by Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview, MINI) ? Acute suicidality (plan and attempts) or risk of harm to others, they will be referred to the Otona hospital to get psychiatric care (will be measured by MINI) ? Students with co-morbid severe mental illness such as psychotic disorder/bipolar disorder. However, students with anxiety and somatic symptoms may not be excluded ? Students who already started counseling services or receiving psychiatric medication before the implementation of the proposed study ? Problematic substance use that impairs functioning (will be measured using Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test, ASSIST)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcomes of the study are feasibility of the intervention and clinical outcomes such as depression symptoms, functional impairment, substance use and suicidal behaviors. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary outcomes of the study are acceptability of the intervention, appropriate to the setting, fidelity, perceived expectations, benefits and limitations of the intervention, potential facilitators and barriers to deliver the intervention. | — |
Countries
Ethiopia
Contacts
Public ContactCharlotte Hanlon
University of Edinburgh
Outcome results
None listed