The effectiveness of intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy on symptoms and defense mechanisms in depressed patients

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• Conditions: Depression.; Mild Depressive Episode; Mood [Affe

• Registration Number: IRCT2013111015355N1
• Lead Sponsor: Faculty Of Education And Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 22 February 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 16

Inclusion Criteria

satisfying criteria for unipolar or cyclothymic depression according to DSM-IV-TR psychiatric diagnosis; participating in the pretest, scoring from 30 to 40 on the Beck Depression Inventory which indicates moderate depression; being between 20 to 30 years old; completing the voluntary informed consent sheet; participating in sessions and commitment to the completion of the sessions.
Exclusion criteria: not having a diagnosis of manic-depression; Not suffering from a psychotic diagnoses with or without bipolar disorder; Lack of impulse control disorders and substance abuse; not receiving medical and psychosocial treatment simultaneously

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Defense Mechanism. Timepoint: Pre And Post intervention. Method of measurement: Defensive Styles Inventory.;Depressive Symptoms. Timepoint: Pre And Post Intervention. Method of measurement: Beck Depression Inventory.