Mentalizing Imagery Therapy for Caregivers to Address Risk of Elder Mistreatment

The purpose of this study is to establish the clinical efficacy of Mentalizing Imagery Therapy (MIT) for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders (ADRD) family caregivers in terms of mentalizing and elder mistreatment (EM) risk factors of stress, depression, and suicidality and to identify the mechanistic impacts of MIT on ADRD family caregivers' mental health,including stress, depression, and suicidality.

NCT Number	NCT07648238
Lead Sponsor	The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston Collaborators: National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Conditions	Mental Health
Enrollment	50 participants
Start Date	2026-08-01
Primary Completion	2027-09-01 (estimated)
Study Completion	2028-06-30 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-06-15