Early cognitive behavioural psychotherapy in subjects at high risk for bipolar affective disorders

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00000444

Enrollment

100

Registered

2010-06-16

Start date

2010-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

F31

Interventions

Group 1: cognitive behavioural therapy in group setting 14 sessions á 90 minutes, once a week, adapted manual for risk population (content among ohters psychoeducation, stress management, mindfulness,

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

15 Years to 30 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: positive family history of affective or schizoaffective disorders psychosocial impairment affective symptomatology

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: History of manic episode of at least 4 days, psychosis of at least 7 days, main symptomatology must not be present solely within the context of personality disorder or cyclothymia, organic brain disorder, acute suicidality, severe unstable medical condition, intakte of psychotropic medication apart from execptions

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
(1) psychosocial funtioning (at end of intervention, week 14; SIS) (2) affective symptomatology at end of intervention (at end of intervention, week 14; HAMD, YMRS, EPIMaP, BPSS-P)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
(1) stress management (at week 7, 14, 24, 52, 78 using ABF, TICS, SRS, UBV, FERUS) (2) conversion to bipolar disorders	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAndrea Pfennig

Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus TU Dresden

andrea.pfennig@uniklinikum-dresden.de0351-458-3946

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 20, 2026