Cognitive functioning and creativity in the face of personal stress in previously-depressed people
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Determining effective emotion regulation strategies (stress-related humor, stress-unrelated humor, non-humorous strategy) in patients with remitted depression.Mental and Behavioural Disorders
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN86314628
- Lead Sponsor
- ational Science Center
- Brief Summary
2022 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35562520/ (added 18/07/2022)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 122
Inclusion Criteria
1. Participants from outpatient psychiatric clinics (aged 18-65) with a diagnosis of remission after a depressive episode
1.1. The diagnosis is made by a psychiatrist and confirmed via a Structured Clinical Interview (SCID I) administered by a clinical psychologist blind to the psychiatric diagnosis.
1.2. Depressive symptoms: An additional inclusion criterion is a BDI-II score above a cut-off of 16.
Exclusion Criteria
1. History of manic or psychotic episodes, head injury, or neurological disorder
2. Current presence of eating disorders, anxiety disorders, intellectual disability, psychoactive substance use, pregnancy, or suicidal ideation
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Positive emotions, negative emotions, and experienced distress are measured using single self-report scales, from 0 (not at all”) to 6 (as strong as possible”).<br>Negative emotions and positive emotions are assessed four times: at baseline (T1), after stress induction (T2), after the emotion regulation manipulation (T3), and after 20 minutes (T4). <br>The experienced distress is measured in T2, T3 and T4.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method