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NCT Number: NCT06757205

Analysis of the Personality Characteristics and Lifestyle of Young People Who Access Psychiatric Outpatient Clinics

Considering the growing importance of services psychiatric and psychological for adolescence and adulthood incidence of discomfort expressed in this age group, comes assessed the need to provide adequate and targeted services.

Reasons:

The study aims to evaluate the characteristics and trends of adolescents who access the service, in order to frame the type of discomfort expressed and the expectations with respect to access to the service and the resource base on which it can the therapeutic intervention must be thought out and organised. Furthermore, the study aims to identify the factors that influence the request for help and evaluate the quality of the assistance received, with the aim of improving it effectiveness.

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Key information

Conditions

Personality Life Style

Age range

13 year–21 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A.Gemelli IRCCS

Rome, ROMA, 00168, Italy

Location contact

Marianna Mazza

CONTACT

[email protected]

+390630156196

Marianna Mazza

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Participants will be selected based on their age between 13 and 21, their availability to sign the informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients who do not give their consent are excluded from the study.
  • Patients who do not speak fluent Italian or those who due to cognitive and/or thinking characteristics would not be able to understand or complete the questionnaire are also excluded.

Treatment and study plan

Using a structured questionnaire to collect quantitative and qualitative data on adolescents' experiences and perceptions. The Italian version of the Mentalization Questionnaire (MZQ) was develop

Diagnostic Test

Using a structured questionnaire to collect quantitative and qualitative data on adolescents' experiences and perceptions.

  • The Italian version of the Mentalization Questionnaire (MZQ) was developed as a self-rated instrument to assess mentalization. It consists of 15 items with responses ranging from 1 = 'no agreement at all' to 5 = 'total agreement' on a 5-point Likert scale. Calculated sum scores for the total scale range from 15 to 75 with higher scores indicating lower mentalization capacities.
  • The Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS) is a measure of deficiency in understanding, processing, or describing emotions (alexithymia). It has twenty statements rated on a five-point Likert scale. The total score ranges from 40 to 200 and the higher score indicates a greater level of alexithymia.

Primary outcomes

  1. Analyze the characteristics of adolescents who access the clinic, both with respect to the discomfort presented and the resources available to them

    Time frame: one year

    Data analysis through qualitative methods to identify recurring trends and patterns.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Relate these characteristics to the ways of relating within the family, through meetings that also involve their parents

    Time frame: one year

    Administration of psychometric scales:

    • The Italian version of the Mentalization Questionnaire (MZQ) was developed as a self-rated instrument to assess mentalization. It consists of 15 items with responses ranging from 1 = 'no agreement at all' to 5 = 'total agreement' on a 5-point Likert scale. Calculated sum scores for the total scale range from 15 to 75 with higher scores indicating lower mentalization capacities.
    • The Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS) is a measure of deficiency in understanding, processing, or describing emotions (alexithymia). It has twenty statements rated on a five-point Likert scale. The total score ranges from 40 to 200 and the higher score indicates a greater level of alexithymia.

Other outcomes

  1. Collect useful information to improve the effectiveness and variety of therapeutic paths to be offered to adolescents who consult the clinic and their parents.

    Time frame: one year

    Administration of psychometric scales:

    • The Italian version of the Mentalization Questionnaire (MZQ) was developed as a self-rated instrument to assess mentalization. It consists of 15 items with responses ranging from 1 = 'no agreement at all' to 5 = 'total agreement' on a 5-point Likert scale. Calculated sum scores for the total scale range from 15 to 75 with higher scores indicating lower mentalization capacities.
    • The Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS) is a measure of deficiency in understanding, processing, or describing emotions (alexithymia). It has twenty statements rated on a five-point Likert scale. The total score ranges from 40 to 200 and the higher score indicates a greater level of alexithymia.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Marianna Mazza

CONTACT

[email protected]

+390630154122

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Analysis of the Personality Characteristics and Lifestyle of Young People Who Access Psychiatric Outpatient Clinics: a Qualitative Study

Acronym: APGP

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2027
First posted
Jan 3, 2025
Registry last updated
Aug 12, 2025

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