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
Destigmatizing 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
2020
Electroconvulsive Therapy: a Video-Based Educational Resource Using Standardized Patients
Kitay B, Martin A, Chilton J, Amsalem D, Duvivier R, Goldenberg M. Electroconvulsive Therapy: a Video-Based Educational Resource Using Standardized Patients. Academic Psychiatry 2020, 44: 531-537. PMID: 32754879, PMCID: PMC7402389, DOI: 10.1007/s40596-020-01292-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectroconvulsive therapyModern electroconvulsive therapyTreatment-resistant depressionPrimary outcome measureKnowledge of ECTResultsFifty-threeOutcome measuresVideo-based educational materialsHealth professionalsSynchronous videoconferencingPatientsStandardized patientsBaselineSecond-year medical studentsInterventionEducational moduleMedical studentsMeasurable changesEducational materialsTherapy