Computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for common mental disorders

Completed

Conditions: Topic: Mental Health Research Network
Subtopic: Anxiety, Depression
Disease: Depression
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Common mental disorders

Registration Number: ISRCTN24529487

Lead Sponsor: The Institute of Mental Health (UK)

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 535

Inclusion Criteria

1. A positive response to any of the questions 1 - 3 of the Brief Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-Brief), indicating:
1.1. Major depression
1.2. Other depressive syndromes (2 - 5 symptoms more than half the days over 2 weeks affecting function at home, work or socially), or
1.3. Panic syndrome (at least one panic in the last 4 weeks affecting function at home, work or socially)
Mood Gym is supposed to manage all these problems and any of them is likely to lead to problems at work.

2. On Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), employee scores 2 or more on 5 of the 9 items including 2 on item 1 or 2 and somewhat difficult on item 10 (function). These scores are equivalent symptomatically to a diagnosis of major depression

AND

3. Age over 18 years and under 65 years, either sex

Exclusion Criteria

1. Has a primary alcohol or drug use problem
2. Depression secondary to organic brain disease, e.g., stroke
3. Bipolar disorder or other serious mental illness apart from unipolar depression
4. Is already receiving cognitive behaviour therapy
5. Has current suicide plans requiring emergency psychiatric treatment
6. Does not or cannot give written informed consent to the study

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ9)<br>2. Work Limitations Questionnaire, WLQ<br>3. Generalised Anxiety Disorder Assessment (GAD7)<br><br>Measured at baseline, 6 weeks and 12 weeks.

Secondary Outcome Measures