Psychodynamic psychotherapy versus pharmacotherapy in treatment of MDD
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Major depressive disorder.Major depressive episode
- Registration Number
- IRCT201011032935N5
- Lead Sponsor
- Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
age between 18 and 45 years, a minimum education of 10 years, DSM-IV-TR-defined major depressive episode (mild to moderate) with or without dysthymia. MMPI-2 depression content scale with baseline scores between 70 and 100, and 21-item BDI with baseline scores between 17 and 63 points
Exclusion criteria: history of manic, hypomanic or mixed episode, psychotic symptoms, substance dependency, a mental disorder due to general medical condition, or another axis I disorder
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Severity of depression. Timepoint: Baseline and 15 weeks after beginnig of treatmen. Method of measurement: MMPI-2 DEP scale and BDI(Beck depression inventory).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method