A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Psychoeducational Group Program for Unipolar Depression in Adults in Norway

Norwegian Institute of Public Health1 site in 1 country155 target enrollmentMarch 2001

ConditionsUnipolar Depression

Overview

Phase: Phase 2
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Unipolar Depression
Sponsor: Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Enrollment: 155
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: BeckDepression Inventory : A questionnaire with 23 items to measure symptoms of depression
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 4 years ago

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Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to test the efficacy of a psychoeducational group program on unipolar depression

Detailed Description

Unipolar depression is a common disorder which may be treated by drugs or psychological intervention. Many patients prefer psychological treatment, but there is a lack of professional skills and methods for effectively dealing with this in the primary health services,where most of the depressed patients are seen.For this reason it is of great importance to develop and test psychological methods which may be applied in the primary health services, as well as in the specialized psychiatric services.In the present study a psychoeducational group method is tested, with trained psychiatric nurses as the most common group leaders. Comparison: People with unipolar depression receiving "treatment as usual"

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

March 2001

End Date

March 2002

Last Updated

4 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Single Group