Einas A Osman, Sara A Omer, Rashida M A Elmubarak, Manal Abdelnabi, Safaa Abdelgadir, Dalal G Ahmed, Mohamed H Arbab Nasr, Muna Yousif, Maowia Mukhtar, Leena Al-Hassan
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depressive symptoms highly prevalent among adolescents western countries however although treatment depressive symptoms available many adolescents seek help need important barriers helpseeking among adolescents include low mental health literacy high stigma therefore developed gamebased school program moving stories combines mental health literacy training depression contact someone lived experience digital nondigital world aim study conduct first test effectiveness newly developed gamebased program moving stories using cluster randomized controlled trial total 185 adolescents participated divided 10 classes 4 schools half classes randomly selected follow moving stories program whereas half control group intervention provided adolescents filled digital questionnaires 4 time points questions mental health literacy stigma depressive symptoms program program program 3month followup 6month followup using r r foundation statistical computing ran linear mixedeffects models continuous outcome variables generalized linear mixedeffects models binary outcome variables compared control group participants moving stories group improved program personal stigma b053 95 ci 102 003 t17916208 p04 effects personal stigma lasted time 3month followup b057 95 ci 111 003 t17439207 p04 adolescents moving stories group participated introduction 9799 98 contact session 9399 94 played game 4 5 days 8399 83 indicated would recommend game peers 9098 92 results study show potential moving stories stigma reduction program changes program improve effects mental health literacy moving stories could implemented schools improve helpseeking adolescents reduce negative consequences burden depressive symptoms dutch trial register ntr7033 httpstrialsearchwhointtrial2aspxtrialidntr7033 rr210219611255