F32 F33
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: GuG-Auf-online intervention (CHIMPS-MFT-CBT, intervention group)
Eight sessions two hours each (session 1-6: weekly
session 7&8: monthly)
total duration of the intervention: 3-4 months
Group 2: No intervention/treatment as usual (control group)
Sponsors
LMU Klinikum, Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
8 Years to 17 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: i) the participating parent(s) has a primary diagnosis of depression according to ICD-10 (F32 without F32.3, F33), ii) the participating child is aged eight to 17 and does not fulfil criteria for a recent clinical diagnosis of any psychiatric disorder, and iii) all study participants must have adequate German-language skills.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: i) The family has very poor interpersonal functioning deemed to be contra-productive for group-based intervention (score > 40 on the Global Assessment of Relational Functioning Scale; GARF; Saß, Wittchen, Zaudig & Houben, 2003) and/or ii) a participating family member suffers from acute symptoms which may hamper their ability to take part such as suicidal tendencies, severe depression, addictions, manic symptoms, severe personality disorder, acute psychotic symptoms and/or dissociative symptoms, and/or iii) the participating child fulfils ICD-10 criteria for a current episode of any psychiatric disorder, or is undergoing treatment, including medication, for depression, and/or iv) the family takes part in family therapy during the course of the study period, and/or v) the depressed parent is insured with a health-care provider that is not cooperating with the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Internalizing symptoms of the children and adolescents: 1) From the perspective of the children by the Youth Self Report ( YSR; Döpfner et al., 2014; T1-T4) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) Psychiatric symptoms of the children: From the perspective of an external rater by the Kiddie-SADS (K-SADS-PL; Delmo, Weiffenbach, Gabriel, Stadler & Poustka, 2001; T1-T4), and from the perspective of the parents by the Child-Behavior-Checklist (CBCL; Achenbach, & Rescorla, 2000; T1-4) 2) Wellbeing of the children: From the perspective of the children by the KIDSCREEN-27 (Ravens-Sieberer et al., 2005, T1-T4) 3) Soziodemographic information: From the perspective of the parents by a sociodemographic questionnaire (T1) 4) Mental health of the parents: i) For the healthy parent by the Symptom-Checklist-90 SCL-90-R; (Franke, 2002; (self-report; T1), ii) For depressed parent from the perspective of an external rater by the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (M.I.N.I.; Sheehan et al., 1998; T1) and by the self-reported Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI; Franke, 2000; T1) 5) Family functioning will be assessed by a rdiagnostician by the Global Assessment of Relational Functioning (GARF; Saß et al., 2003) 6) Stressful life events will be measured using the German version of the Child and Adolescent Survey of Experiences (CASE-C/P; Allen et al., 2012; T4) 7) Children's coping with stress: From the perspective of the parents by the Responses to Stress Questionnaire (RSQ; Connor-Smith et al., 2000; T1-4). 8) Cognitive schemas of the children: From the perspective of the children by the Dusseldorf Illustrated Schema Questionnaire for Children (DISC; Loose, Meyer & Pietrowsky, 2018; T1-4). 9) Parenting style: From the perspective of the children by the Erziehungsstil-Inventar (ESI; Krohne & Pulsack, 1995; T1-4) 10) The participants' mood and its changes will be tracked daily administrations of the German version of the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS; Breyer & Bluemke, 2016). The measurement will begin one week before the first session and will end one week after the last session with three-week breaks between session 6 and 7, and 7 and 8 | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactSvenja Geissler
LMU Klinikum, Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie
Outcome results
None listed