Cash for counseling: study tests if money motivates students to get therapy

NCT ID NCT06887569

Summary

This study tested different ways to encourage college students in Chennai, India, to use free mental health services. Researchers wanted to see if telling students their screening results for depression/anxiety or offering cash for attending a first therapy session would make them more likely to seek help. They compared these approaches among 340 students to find the most effective method for increasing interest and appointments for counseling.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • College campus

    Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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