Youth Experiences and Health Study
Recruiting · NCT03332966 · Observational (researchers observe without assigning treatment) · Lead sponsor: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
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What this trial is about
This study aims to identify unusual experiences and psychiatric symptoms that indicate a heightened risk for severe mental disorders - especially psychoses. It is important to develop reliable questionnaire methods that are cost-effective in first-stage screening, leading to in-depth assessments and targeted care. However, existing psychosis-risk questionnaires are limited in content, intended for adults, and have been insufficiently tested for actual predictive value. Therefore we will collect a new, large dataset from an unselected group of adolescents entering psychiatric care in three major urban areas of Finland. Comprehensive national health care registers will be used to assess how well the selected experiences and symptoms predict the participants' mental health over the following few years.
Who can take part
Inclusion criteria
- Start of care in adolescent mental health clinic
Exclusion criteria
- Previous diagnosis of psychotic disorder
Where it is running
3 locations listed.
- HUS Helsinki University Hospital, adolescent psychiatry clinics - Helsinki, Finland
- Northern Ostrobothnia Hospital District, Adolescent Mental Health Clinic - Oulu, Finland
- Pirkanmaa Hospital District, Tays Central Hospital, Adolescent psychiatry clinic - Tampere, Finland