Adolescent Mental Health Care and Stigma: Insights from the ARTEMIS Randomized Clinical Trial and Complementary Evidence

MedXY Editorial Team•Jul 12, 2026•Clinical Updates

The ARTEMIS trial demonstrated that a multimedia antistigma campaign effectively improves mental health-related knowledge, attitudes, and anticipated behavior among adolescents in Indian urban slums.
Primary care health worker-led digital interventions showed promising impact on depressive symptom reduction though remission differences did not reach statistical significance.
Cluster randomized controlled designs with high implementation fidelity are feasible in resource-limited, community-based adolescent populations.
Integrated strategies combining stigma reduction and digital mental health care can be a scalable model for adolescent mental health management in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

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The ARTEMIS trial demonstrated that a multimedia antistigma campaign effectively improves mental health-related knowledge, attitudes, and anticipated behavior among adolescents in Indian urban slums.
Primary care health worker-led digital interventions showed promising impact on depressive symptom reduction though remission differences did not reach statistical significance.
Cluster randomized controlled designs with high implementation fidelity are feasible in resource-limited, community-based adolescent populations.
Integrated strategies combining stigma reduction and digital mental health care can be a scalable model for adolescent mental health management in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).