DSM-IV 296.2: major depression, single episode DSM-IV 296.3: major depression, recurrent F32 F33
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Patients: A computer task (Approach-Avoidance Task) is used, where emotional faces are showed on a computer screen and the participants have to react to the emotion by moving a joystick. Ther
Sponsors
Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Universität Duisburg-Essen
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: DSM-IV-TR major depression
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: social phobia or prosopagnosia
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcome is the reaction tendency of the subject towards the emotional face expressed in reaction time, the direction and the amount of a joystick movement | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Using a coping-style questionnaire it will be assessed if we find interactions between reaction tendencies in the approach-avoidance task and coping styles. We use the subscale 1 “Proaktive Coping” of the German version of the Proactive Coping Inventory (PCI) and additional Items based on the questionaires Brief COPE and the HAKEMP 90. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactFranziska Güths
Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Universität Duisburg-Essen
Outcome results
None listed