Award
National Institute of Mental Health 5F31MH136729-02
Determining the role of discrimination in clinical presentation and treatment response among sexual minority people with OCD: A machine learning approach
Recipient
Fordham University
Award Amount
$50,114.00
Ceiling
$50,114.00
Awarded
January 07, 2026
Identifier
5F31MH136729-02
This award funds research to study how discrimination affects OCD severity and treatment outcomes in sexual minority individuals using machine learning, aiming to improve targeted interventions and reduce health disparities.
Description
The project aims to identify the roles of general versus sexual minority-specific risk factors in OCD severity and treatment outcomes among sexual minority people with OCD. It involves recruiting 103 sexual minority adults in partial hospital/residential treatment for OCD, assessing various factors at admission and discharge, and using machine learning to determine correlates of OCD severity and predict treatment outcomes to enhance targeted interventions and reduce health disparities.