Efficacy of psychoeducation in the treatment of unipolar depressio

Completed

• Conditions: nipolar depression in adults; Mental and Behavioural Disorders; Depressive episode

• Registration Number: ISRCTN10760801
• Lead Sponsor: Clinical Centre University of Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-04-30
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

1. Adult subjects aged 18 to 65 years, either sex
2. Diagnosis of unipolar depression (F 32.0-2, F 33.0-2)
3. Not due to a medical condition (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition [DSM IV] Axis V = 0)
4. No other Axis I co-morbid psychiatric disorder
5. Duration of symptoms not less than 3 months
6. Able to read and write (8 years formal education)
7. Subjects who sign the informed consent to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

1. Refused to sign informed consent
2. Illiterate
3. Deaf or hearing impaired
4. Serious speech impairment or mutisim
5. Duration of symptoms less than three months
6. Symptoms of psychotic depression
7. History of a manic or hypo-manic episode
8. Cognitive impairment (mini Mental State Examination [MMSE] greater than or equal to 25)
9. Co-morbid anxiety disorder
10. Organic affective disorder
11. Depression caused by an underlying medical condition
12. Co-morbid personality disorder
13. Alcohol and preliminary alcohol screening (PAS) abuse and dependence
14. Subjects who are currently involved in other research
15. Pregnancy
16. Epilepsy
17. Subjects whose present condition requires psychiatric hospitalisation
18. Suicidality

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified