Brief Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression (GCBT-D): Mixed Methods Evaluation

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00011732

Enrollment

Registered

2017-03-06

Start date

2016-10-14

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

F32

Interventions

Group 1: Group CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) for depression (GCBT-D). Consented and eligible participants will go through six 90-minute weekly group CBT sessions. After the 6-week intervention, t

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The following inclusion criteria will be used in this study: 1. Age between 18 and 60 years old. 2. Having a principal diagnosis of depression according to the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview, Version 6.0.0 (MINI) (Sheehan et al., 1998). 3. BDI-II scores of 14 or above. 4. Sufficient Chinese language proficiency to fill out questionnaires and comprehend therapy materials. 5. Not currently receiving other forms of psychotherapy. 6. Not currently receiving psychiatric medication treatment.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The presence of the following condition(s): 1. Current psychotic symptoms or bipolar affective disorder (BAD). 2. Past psychotic disorder or BAD. 3. Active risk of self-harm. 4. Current drug and alcohol dependence. 5. Personality disorders. 6. Current legal-medical issues. 7. Chronic medical and neurological problems that will interfere with participation in therapy. 8. Severe marital or relationship issues that are better treated with couple or marital therapy.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Beck Depression Inventory – Second Edition (BDI-II; Beck, Steer, & Brown, 1996). Work and Social Adjustment Scale (WASA; Mundt, Marks, Shear, & Greist, 2002). Participants complete BDI-II at pre-treatment, in every treatment session, post-treatment, 2 and 6 months after treatment. Participants complete WSAS at pre-treatment, post-treatment, 2 and 6 months after treatment.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire (ATQ, Hollon & Kendall, 1980). Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI; Beck & Steer, 1993). Chinese Affect Scale (CAS; Hamid & Cheng, 1996). Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC). Service Satisfaction Questionnaire (SSQ). Therapeutic Factors Inventory – 8 (TFI-8, Tasca et al., 2014). Participants complete ATQ and CAS, at pre-treatment, post-treatment, 2 and 6 months after treatment. Participants complete BAI at pre-treatment, in every treatment session, post-treatment, 2 and 6 months after treatment. Participants complete PGIC at session 2, session 4, post-treatment, and 2 and 6 months after treatment. Participants complete SSQ at post-treatment. Participants complete TFI-8 at session 2, session 4, post-treatment, and 2 months after treatment.	—

Measure

Time frame

Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire (ATQ, Hollon & Kendall, 1980). Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI; Beck & Steer, 1993). Chinese Affect Scale (CAS; Hamid & Cheng, 1996). Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC). Service Satisfaction Questionnaire (SSQ). Therapeutic Factors Inventory – 8 (TFI-8, Tasca et al., 2014). Participants complete ATQ and CAS, at pre-treatment, post-treatment, 2 and 6 months after treatment. Participants complete BAI at pre-treatment, in every treatment session, post-treatment, 2 and 6 months after treatment. Participants complete PGIC at session 2, session 4, post-treatment, and 2 and 6 months after treatment. Participants complete SSQ at post-treatment. Participants complete TFI-8 at session 2, session 4, post-treatment, and 2 months after treatment.

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Countries

Hong Kong SAR China

Contacts

Public ContactWai-Sum Liu

Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

michelleliu@link.cuhk.edu.hk---

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026