Mental Health
01 Jan 2013
AIMHI NT Relapse Prevention Trial
A new treatment for indigenous people with mental illness in remote communities has been developed. The study hypothesis is that this new treatment will result in better outcomes for clients and carers than the outcomes of clients and carers who do not receive the treatment. The treatment is a combination…
Mental Health
01 Jan 2013
Medical Self-Management for Improving Health Behaviour Among Individuals in Community Mental Health Settings
This study will evaluate the effectiveness of a medical illness self-management program in improving the health and health behaviour of people who are recieving care at a community mental health center. Official Title Adapting a Medical Self-Management Program for a Community Mental Health Center. Conditions Chronic Disease Mental illness…
Research and Trials
01 Jan 2013
Beyond Ageing: A Study for the Prevention of Depression, Cognitive Impairment and the Improvement of Knowledge About Mental Health
The purpose of this study is to determine whether folate and vitamin B12, physical activity and mental health literacy can prevent depression, and folate and vitamin B12 and physical activity can prevent cognitive impairment in older people. Also the study aims to assess the benefits for older people in improving…
Mental Health
01 Jan 2013
Motivational Interviewing to Engage OEF/OIF Veterans in Mental Health Treatment
The goal of this randomised controlled trial is to evaluate the efficacy of telephone-administered motivational interviewing (TAMI) to enhance VA mental health treatment engagement among veterans of Operations Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Iraqi Freedom (OIF) who screen positive for mental health disorders on telephone assessment. We will evaluate whether TAMI…
Mental Health
01 Jan 2013
Evaluation of an Intervention Model for Family Crisis and Support
To learn more about how a family treatment program helps people after brain injury. Specifically, do families feel better and function better after going through the program, and do patients feel better and function better after going through the program. Official Title Evaluation of an Intervention Model for Family Crisis…
Mental Health
01 Jan 2013
Physiological Brain Atlas Development
The NIH grant has funded the development of a physiological brain atlas registry that will allow us to significantly improve the targeting and use of DBS implants for Parkinson’s Disease, Dystonia, Essential Tremor, and OCD. Official Title Physiological Brain Atlas Development. Conditions Parkinson’s Disease Dystonia Essential Tremor OCD Study…
Mental Health
01 Jan 2013
Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson’s Disease Trial
The purpose of this trial is to evaluate the effect of deep brain stimulation in the the globus pallidus (Gpi) and the subthalamic nucleus (STN) on motor, neuropsychological and psychiatric function, and quality of life in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Official Title Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson’s Disease Trial.
Blood
01 Jan 2013
Characteristics of Blood-Brain Barrier Permeability in Neurological Patients
The main goal of the present study is to challenge the hypothesis that blood-brain barrier disruption following brain injury increases the risk for long-term disability, development of brain dysfunction, epileptic seizures and neuroanatomical alterations. Official Title Blood-Brain Barrier Permeability in Neurological Patients: Anatomical, Neurophysiological, and Clinical Characteristics. Conditions Traumatic…
Mental Health
01 Jan 2013
Depressive Disorders and Normal Reactions to Negative Life Events
You are invited to take part in a research study into depression, sadness, and negative life events. We are interested in the relationships between the negative life events that people experience and their emotional state. Sadness is a common response to loss, and can involve low mood, disruption of eating…
