NCT06509386

Effects of Portrayals of Successful Treatment and Role Fulfillment on Mental Illness Stigma

Randomized Vignette Experiment on the Effects of Portrayals of Successful Treatment and Role Fulfillment on Mental Illness Stigma

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 400 (actual)
• Sponsor: Yale University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study aims to measure levels of mental illness stigma based on successful treatment and societal role fulfillment of the individual portrayed with mental illness.

Detailed description

This study aims to measure levels of mental illness stigma based on successful treatment and societal role fulfillment of the individual portrayed with mental illness. This study utilizes eight vignettes portraying two different mental illnesses (depression and schizophrenia), with one vignette giving no details about role fulfillment or treatment, another giving no details about role fulfillment but successful treatment, another giving details on role fulfillment but no treatment, and last giving details on both role fulfillment and successful treatment.

Conditions

• Mental Illness

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Major Depressive Disorder without treatment or role fulfillment	Read vignette describing the condition and ask stigma questions.
OTHER	Major Depressive Disorder with treatment but no role fulfillment	Read vignette describing the condition and ask stigma questions.
OTHER	Major Depressive Disorder without treatment but with role fulfillment	Read vignette describing the condition and ask stigma questions.
OTHER	Major Depressive Disorder with treatment and role fulfillment	Read vignette describing the condition and ask stigma questions.
OTHER	Schizophrenia without treatment or role fulfillment	Read vignette describing the condition and ask stigma questions.
OTHER	Schizophrenia with treatment but no role fulfillment	Read vignette describing the condition and ask stigma questions.
OTHER	Schizophrenia without treatment but with role fulfillment	Read vignette describing the condition and ask stigma questions.
OTHER	Schizophrenia with treatment and role fulfillment	Read vignette describing the condition and ask stigma questions.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-06-15
• Primary completion: 2024-08-15
• Completion: 2024-08-15
• First posted: 2024-07-19
• Last updated: 2025-01-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Uganda