Clinical high at-risk mental state study (CHARMS study)
CHARMS aimed to validate diagnostic criteria to identify young people at risk of developing serious mental illnesses. Between 2016 and 2018, the study recruited two groups of participants who were referred to mental health services in Melbourne, Australia: the CHARMS+ group, which consisted of 160 young people aged 12 to 25 years who met the clinical high at-risk mental state (CHARMS) criteria, and the CHARMS- group, which consisted of 160 young people aged 12 to 25 years with symptoms of mental illness that do not reach the CHARMS threshold. Participants were assessed at three time points: baseline, six and twelve months.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
160 (CHARMS+ participants)
160 (CHARMS- participants)
Age at first data collection
12 - 25 years (CHARMS+ participants)
12 - 25 years (CHARMS- participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (CHARMS+ participants)
Varied (CHARMS- participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2016
Primary Institutions
Orygen Research Centre
University of Melbourne
Links
No website available
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Colonial Foundation
John T Reid Charitable Trusts
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Interview – phone
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
