2024
Blueprint for destigmatizing depression and increasing openness to treatment among adolescents using brief social contact-based videos: a qualitative study
DiGiovanni M, Jankowski S, Dixon L, Martin A, Amsalem D. Blueprint for destigmatizing depression and increasing openness to treatment among adolescents using brief social contact-based videos: a qualitative study. Frontiers In Child And Adolescent Psychiatry 2024, 3: 1386284. DOI: 10.3389/frcha.2024.1386284.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHelp-seekingDestigmatize depressionVideo interventionSocial contact-based video interventionSocial contact-based videosIncrease help-seeking behaviorOpenness to treatmentClinical research registrySchool-based interventionsHelp-seeking behaviorSemi-structured interviewsDepression stigmaMental healthcarePublic health concernSystemic barriersPeer stigmaThematic analysisResearch RegistryQualitative studyUnmet needsStigmaHealth concernAdolescents' perspectivesInterventionDepression
2023
Stigma Reduction Via Brief Video Interventions: Comparing Presentations by an Actor Versus a Person With Lived Experience
Amsalem D, Jankowski S, Pagdon S, Markowitz J, Martin A, Dixon L. Stigma Reduction Via Brief Video Interventions: Comparing Presentations by an Actor Versus a Person With Lived Experience. Psychiatric Services 2023, 75: 485-488. PMID: 38088037, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20230215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntervention groupMental illnessReduce mental health-related stigmaMental health-related stigmaExperience of mental illnessHealth-related stigmaDomains of stigmaFocus groups of individualsStigma scoresPersonal recoveryVideo interventionFocus groupsStigmaInterventionLived experienceGroup of individualsFollow-upIllnessControl groupPersonal storiesPostinterventionComparative presentationPersonsNoninferiority analysisGroup
2022
Effect of a Brief Social Contact Video on Transphobia and Depression-Related Stigma Among Adolescents
Amsalem D, Halloran J, Penque B, Celentano J, Martin A. Effect of a Brief Social Contact Video on Transphobia and Depression-Related Stigma Among Adolescents. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e220376. PMID: 35212749, PMCID: PMC8881766, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.0376.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment-seeking intentionsDepression-related stigmaAdolescent boysAdolescent girlsGender diverse adolescentsTransgender youthStraight participantsValidity testPostintervention assessmentsAdolescentsCisgender participantsHeterosexual participantsVideo interventionIntervention effectsMental health careStigma scale scoreWomen ScaleParticipantsYouthTransphobiaEmpathetic insightIntentionStigmaDepressionPersonal storiesDestigmatizing perceptions about Black adolescent depression: randomized controlled trial of brief social contact–based video interventions
Martin A, Calhoun A, Páez J, Amsalem D. Destigmatizing perceptions about Black adolescent depression: randomized controlled trial of brief social contact–based video interventions. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2022, 63: 1270-1278. PMID: 35066880, PMCID: PMC9307690, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.13570.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepression Stigma ScaleHelp-seeking intentionsBlack adolescent girlsAdolescent depressionAdolescent girlsIntervention interactionTreatment-seeking intentionsVideo interventionDepression-related stigmaNon-Black participantsRace perceptionEmotional problemsStigmatized groupsVideo conditionRisk youthDifferent response profilesStigmatized attitudeShort videosStigma ScaleParticipantsPerceptionIntentionWarmthOlder healthy volunteersIntervention
2021
Reducing depression‐related stigma and increasing treatment seeking among adolescents: randomized controlled trial of a brief video intervention
Amsalem D, Martin A. Reducing depression‐related stigma and increasing treatment seeking among adolescents: randomized controlled trial of a brief video intervention. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2021, 63: 210-217. PMID: 33821507, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.13427.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrief video-based interventionTreatment-seeking intentionsDepression Stigma ScaleVideo-based interventionSocial contact interventionsVideo-based stimuliContact-based interventionsGeneral Help-Seeking QuestionnaireBrief video interventionDepression-related stigmaAdolescent raceContact interventionsAdolescent boysSame girlsSocial supportTreatment seekingAdolescent girlsSame boysVideo interventionRacial congruenceAdolescentsStigma reductionSuch interventionsStigma ScaleParticipants