Efficacy of an adjunctive brief psychodynamic psychotherapy to usual inpatient treatment of depression.

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: nipolar major depressive episode; Unipolar major depressive episode; Mental Health - Depression

• Registration Number: ACTRN12612000909820
• Lead Sponsor: Centre for Psychotherapy Research

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-08-27
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 140

Inclusion Criteria

All patients admitted in the university psychiatric hospital section specialized for the treatment of mood, anxiety and personality disorders are eligible to participate in the study if they meet the following inclusion criteria:
(1) Age 18-65 years old;
(2) unipolar major depressive episode;
(3) Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale > 18;
(4) sufficient mastery of the French language.

Exclusion Criteria

(1) Any organic medical disorder, or persistent substance use/dependence which might affect brain function (memory, level of consciousness, cognitive abilities) thereby impairing the individual from participating and benefiting from psychotherapy;
(2) A psychotic disorder which makes a pronounced break in reality testing chronically or intermittently likely, such as schizophrenia, delusional disorder, or bipolar manic-depression (Type I);
(3) Any of the following which are considered unlikely to benefit from either treatment: axis II paranoid, schizoid or schizotypal, and borderline personality disorder; antisocial personality; recent suicide attempts with acute risk for suicide; other principal axis I disorder; severe cognitive impairment; previous absence of response to the study treatments.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified