Effectiveness of psychodynamically oriented inpatient psychotherapy of depressive male patients

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: F32; F33; Depressive episode; Recurrent depressive disorder

• Registration Number: DRKS00013530
• Lead Sponsor: niv.-Klinikum Düsseldorf - Klinisches Institut f. Psychosomatische Med. u. Psychotherapie

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-01-13
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 300

Inclusion Criteria

Categorial or dimensional (BDI >10) diagnosed depressive disorder. Inpatient psychodynamically oriented psychotherapy in one of the participating psychosomatic hospital units.

Exclusion Criteria

Age beyong max. or min. Age. Important comorbid disorders with brain-related or cognitive impairment, severe substance abuse or substance dependency (without F1x.1); reliable bipolar disorder (F31.x, F34.0); depressive disorder with psychotic symptoms (F32.3, F33.3); current psychotic disorder (F2x.x); Anorexia nervosa (BMI < 14); presence of dementia (F0x.x), severe physical illness not allowing an evaluation of psychological processes; disagreement of study-consent-forms

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Extent of depression-typical impairment at discharge in inpatient psychotherapy. Descriptive and inferential statistical methods (T-Test, ANOVA, regression-analyses). <br>Data collection by standardised questionnaire (self-assessment and third-party-assessment; BDI, SCL-90-S, BSS, GSDS-33).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Extent of improvement in psychodynamic constructs (organisation of defence) at discharge from inpatient psychotherapy. Survey by IPO-16. Statistical procedures: T-Test, ANOVA...)