Mentalizing Imagery Therapy for Caregivers to Address Risk of Elder Mistreatment (MIT-CARE)
This study seeks to: (1) establish the clinical efficacy of Mentalizing Imagery Therapy (MIT) for Alzheimer's and related diseases (ADRD) family caregivers in terms of mentalizing and elder mistreatment risk factors of stress, depression, and suicidality; 2) identify the mechanistic impacts of MIT on ADRD family caregivers’ mental health, including stress, depression, and suicidality; and (3) determine the efficacy of MIT on ADRD family caregivers’ elder mistreatment engagement.
Initially funded: 2025
NIH Behavioral Intervention Development Stage: 2
Principal Investigator
Wesley Browning, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Research
Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston
