Guided self-help for depression in adults with autism: a feasibility study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Depression in Adults with Autism; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN54650760
• Lead Sponsor: Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Brief Summary

2019 Results article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31856942 results (added 23/12/2019) 2017 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29203509/ protocol (added 27/11/2020) 2019 Results article in https://doi.org/10.1177/1362361319889272 (added 11/10/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-09-28
• Study Completion: 2018-05-30
• Last Update Posted: 23 October 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

1. Adults (aged 18 years and over)
2. Clinical diagnosis of an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
3. Current depressed mood

Exclusion Criteria

1. Where Intellectual disability is known or suspected as the materials have not been developed for this group
2. Current risk of suicide such that a low intensity intervention would not be clinically appropriate
3. Psychosis
4. Current alcohol/substance dependence
5. Untreated epilepsy
6. Attendance at >6 sessions of a cognitive behavioural intervention (CBT) during the past 6 months
7. Non-English speaking

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified