Subthreshold depression
Conditions
Interventions
Behavioral Activation:Behavioural activation: The Martell and Colleagues 2010 protocol will be used for the content of group BA intervention due to its established efficacy. The objective of the BA in
Behavioral Activation (to be continued):Specific content of the group BA will include psychoeducation with respect to well-being, setting both short and long term goals, the self-monitoring of activit
Behavioral Activation (to be continued):scheduling daily activities and the identification of avoidance and its impact using the Trigger Response Avoidance Pattern model to allow participants to be mo
Care As Usual:Participants assigned to the CAU will receive their medical care from the doctors who work in the general outpatient clinics. They are not referred to mental health intervention but rece
Care As Usual (to be continued):All participants will be informed that their health care utilization, including their visits and use of medications will be recorded using the electronic patient record
Sponsors
School of Public Health, Prince of Wales Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Aged 18 years or above; 2) Score 5-9 by Patient Health Questionnaire depression scale (PHQ-9).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) major depression within the past 6 months; 2) lifetime history of other psychiatric disorders including generalized anxiety disorder, psychosis, schizophrenia and bipolar affective disorder, alcohol or substance abuse, presence of serious suicidal risk and medical illness with a prognosis of less than 6 months to live; 3) patients who are receiving current treatment (taking antidepressants or other psychotropic medications or enrolled in any form of psychological interventions) for any depressive disorders or symptoms.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduction of self-reported depressive symptoms; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Incidence of DSM-IV major depression;Improvement in quality of life;Utilization of health services including visits to primary care doctors;activity change and circumstantial change;patients to rate their impairment in 3 life domains including work, social and family/home management;Anxiety symptoms;Satisfaction with delivered care;Quality-adjusted life years; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactProf. Samuel Yeung Shan WONG
Outcome results
None listed