Targeting Burdensomeness Among Clinic Referred Youth
| Status: | Not yet recruiting |
|---|---|
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 10 - 17 |
| Updated: | 2/17/2019 |
| Start Date: | March 10, 2019 |
| End Date: | June 30, 2021 |
| Contact: | Jeremy W Pettit, PhD |
| Email: | jpettit@fiu.edu |
| Phone: | 305-348-1671 |
This study will develop and pilot test a novel intervention module targeting perceived
burdensomeness toward others in 30 clinic referred youths who experience anxiety or
depression and elevated levels of burdensomeness. All participants will be assigned to
receive the intervention in this open trial.
burdensomeness toward others in 30 clinic referred youths who experience anxiety or
depression and elevated levels of burdensomeness. All participants will be assigned to
receive the intervention in this open trial.
Suicidal ideation is prevalent and impairing in youth, with approximately 15% of high school
students reporting seriously considering a suicide attempt and making a specific plan for
suicide in the past 12 months. Substantial evidence documents perceived burdensomeness
towards others, or the belief that one is a burden or drain on others, as a risk factor for
suicide ideation in youth. This evidence highlights the potential promise of perceived
burdensomeness as a novel intervention target to prevent suicide ideation in youth. The
current study will develop and preliminary evaluate a novel, brief behavioral treatment
module targeting perceived burdensomeness in youth that can be embedded within existing
psychosocial treatments. The study will use an open trial design. The first aim of this
proposal is to develop a novel, brief psychosocial intervention module (the GIVE module)
targeting perceived burdensomeness towards others that can be embedded within existing CBT
protocols for youth internalizing problems. The second aim is to collect data relevant to
client satisfaction and reductions in perceived burdensomeness. Participants will be N=30
clinic-referred youth ages 10 to 17 years with anxiety or depressive disorders in a
university-based research clinic, who display elevated levels of perceived burdensomeness. In
the context on ongoing CBT for anxiety or depression, participants will complete the GIVE
module at sessions 6 and 7 of the CBT protocol. It is hypothesized that perceived
burdensomeness will be significantly lower after the GIVE module is administered, and that
client satisfaction will be high. Data collected in this study will provide the foundation
for a subsequent randomized controlled trial of the GIVE module.
students reporting seriously considering a suicide attempt and making a specific plan for
suicide in the past 12 months. Substantial evidence documents perceived burdensomeness
towards others, or the belief that one is a burden or drain on others, as a risk factor for
suicide ideation in youth. This evidence highlights the potential promise of perceived
burdensomeness as a novel intervention target to prevent suicide ideation in youth. The
current study will develop and preliminary evaluate a novel, brief behavioral treatment
module targeting perceived burdensomeness in youth that can be embedded within existing
psychosocial treatments. The study will use an open trial design. The first aim of this
proposal is to develop a novel, brief psychosocial intervention module (the GIVE module)
targeting perceived burdensomeness towards others that can be embedded within existing CBT
protocols for youth internalizing problems. The second aim is to collect data relevant to
client satisfaction and reductions in perceived burdensomeness. Participants will be N=30
clinic-referred youth ages 10 to 17 years with anxiety or depressive disorders in a
university-based research clinic, who display elevated levels of perceived burdensomeness. In
the context on ongoing CBT for anxiety or depression, participants will complete the GIVE
module at sessions 6 and 7 of the CBT protocol. It is hypothesized that perceived
burdensomeness will be significantly lower after the GIVE module is administered, and that
client satisfaction will be high. Data collected in this study will provide the foundation
for a subsequent randomized controlled trial of the GIVE module.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Clinical diagnosis of an anxiety disorder, persistent depressive disorder, or major
depressive disorder
- Score > 4 on the youth self-report Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire- Perceived
Burdensomeness Scale
Exclusion Criteria:
- Clinical diagnosis of a Psychotic Disordera, Autism Spectrum Disorder or Intellectual
Disability
- Show high risk of imminent self-injurious behaviors
- Be involved currently in another behavioral treatment
- Not live with a primary caregiver who is legally able to give consent for the youth's
participation
- Be a victim of previously undisclosed abuse requiring investigation or ongoing
supervision by the Department of Children and Families.
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