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Purpose

This is a randomized controlled trial testing the efficacy of Resilience Training in college students with elevated transdiagnostic risk for developing a serious mental illness.

Conditions

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Between 18 Years and 30 Years
Eligible Genders
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  1. 18-30 years old 2. Enrolled as a first or second year student (i.e., freshman or sophomore) in an undergraduate program at the college or university where the intervention takes place 3. Students who endorse some psychotic experiences (Peter's et al. Delusion Inventory (PDI) score > 3)

Exclusion Criteria

  1. Inability to provide informed consent 2. Not proficient in English 3. Current self-reported Diagnostic Statistical Manual 5 (DSM-5) diagnosis with active symptoms (such as active psychotic symptoms, current suicidality, serious active alcohol or substance use, marked deterioration in functioning over the prior month) determined by clinical interview with participant, or self-report of a psychiatric diagnosis that necessitates close monitoring or individual therapy and/or inpatient or partial hospitalization 4. Current enrollment in psychological or behavioral health treatment. 5. Current use of psychotropic medications (other than stimulants) prescribed by a physician. 6. A diagnosis of a serious, chronic mental illness as determined by the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI)

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Intervention Model Description
Randomized trial with active control
Primary Purpose
Prevention
Masking
Single (Outcomes Assessor)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Resilience Training (RT) 		RT is a 4-week program of weekly 90-minute sessions in which participants are taught the following skills: mindfulness, self-compassion and mentalization.
  • Behavioral: Resilience Training (RT)
    RT is a 4-week program of weekly 90-minute sessions in which participants are taught the following skills: mindfulness, self-compassion and mentalization.
Active Comparator
Life Skills Training (LST) 		LST is a 4-week program of weekly 90-minute sessions, in which participants are provided information about helpful life skills, including financial literacy, health, physical and internet safety.
  • Behavioral: Life Skills Training (LST)
    LST is a 4-week program of weekly 90-minute sessions, in which participants are provided information about helpful life skills, including financial literacy, health, physical and internet safety.

Recruiting Locations

Massachusetts General Hospital
Charlestown, Massachusetts 02129
Contact:
Daphne J Holt, MD, PhD
617-726-7618
dholt@mgh.harvard.edu

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital

Study Contact

Daphne J Holt, MD, PhD
617-726-7618
dholt@mgh.harvard.edu

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