Improving Self Efficacy: Better outcomes for youth with depressive disorders.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: nipolar depression; Unipolar depression; Mental Health - Depression

• Registration Number: ACTRN12609000234213
• Lead Sponsor: beyondblue: the national depression initiative

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2009-05-08
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

12 - 18 year olds who are experiencing a depressive disorder (either major depressive disorder, dysthymic disorder or depression not otherwise specified)

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria will include: major physical illness or epilepsy, bipolar disorder, organic brain syndrome, intellectual disability of sufficient severity to preclude participation in cognitive behavioural therapy, psychotic disorder, primary diagnosis of substance abuse disorder, active suicidality or other severe psychiatric disturbance that require acute hospital admission, and current antidepressant or psychotropic medication treatment.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The Primary Outcome, depression diagnosis, will be measured with the Kiddie-Sads-Present and Lifetime Version (K-SADS-PL) Version 1.0 (Kaufman, Birmaher, Brent, Rao, & Ryan) 1996.[Assessment will take place at baseline (before treatment), immediately following 13 weekly sessions of treatment, and 6 months after the 13 weekly sessions of treatment.]