F32 F33
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Treatment as usual (Psychoeducation)
Group 2: behavioral activation
Sponsors
Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Patients undergoing treatment in one of the two cooperating clinics (Reha-Zentrum Seehof; Lichterfelder Allee 55, 14513 Teltow or [is still outstanding]) • Age between 18 and 70 years • Presence of an unipolar depression according to the clinical impression of the clinical professional (reference physician or reference therapist) • Inclusion in the study is based on clinical considerations in accordance with regular clinical procedures (allocation to the group offer by the respective reference physician or therapist with appropriate indication and on the basis of information from routine diagnostics). • All patients included according to the above criteria are used to test the hypotheses associated with the questions. In order to increase the severity of the test, only those patients are included in the evaluation in additional analyses for whom the rating in the Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (QIDS; Rush et al., 2003) reaches a cut-off value in the QIDS of at least 8 (mild depression severity, comparable to BDI-II =14 mild depression).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • current presence of psychotic or manic symptoms • current substance abuse or substance dependence • Presence of a severe anxiety disorder (e.g. social phobia or agoraphobia with a pronounced avoidance behaviour) • acute suicidal tendencies in the context of depression • the severity of depression does not allow active participation in group therapy according to clinical assessment • brainorganic impairments • mental disabilities • severe chronic and physical diseases
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Questionnaire. target criterion: severity of depression | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Questionnaire and Pedometer. Activity and participation. Acceptance of Treatment. Efficacy of the Intervention as a function of Level of education and socioeconomic Status. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactVolker Köllner
Reha-Zentrum Seehof
Outcome results
None listed