What kind of self-help cognitive therapy is helpful for depression?
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Major depressive disorder (sub-clinical, mild or moderate severity)Mental and Behavioural DisordersRecurrent depressive disorder
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN41503149
- Lead Sponsor
- Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
1. Adults (18 years or older)
2. Scoring between 5 and 19 on the Patient Health Questionnaire for depression (PHQ-9)
3. Sufficient English language reading ability to read the self-help books
Participants will be recruited through UK primary care mental health services.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Meet diagnostic criteria based on the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI version 6.0.0, Sheehan et al., 2010) for any of the following: a psychotic disorder, anorexia nervosa, post-traumatic stress disorder, substance misuse or obsessive-compulsive disorder.
2. Be currently receiving or have plans to receive another form of psychological therapy during the course of the study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Patient Health Questionnaire for depression (PHQ-9)<br> 2. Engagement with the intervention (defined as completing at least 50% of the intervention)<br><br> Measures will be completed at baseline, immediately following the 10-week intervention (10 weeks after baseline) and then again six months after the end of the intervention (36 weeks after baseline).<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Short form of Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing scale (SWEMWS)<br> 2. Five facet mindfulness questionnaire (FFMQ)<br> 3. Self-compassion scale (SCS)<br> 4. General self-efficacy scale (GSES)<br><br> Measures will be completed at baseline, immediately following the 10-week intervention (10 weeks after baseline) and then again six months after the end of the intervention (36 weeks after baseline).<br>