Participants with an official diagnosis of depression (unipolar and bipolar) according to ICD10 as well as participants without an official diagnosis but with depressive symptoms (DESC II score between 12 and 26) were analysed.
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Arm 1: Experimental group: Implementation of SoKoBo with three different modules: Emotion recognition, perspective taking, social problem solving
(4 sessions of 30 minutes each per week, per
Sponsors
Neuropsychologisches Therapie Centrum
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Reported depressive symptoms (either official diagnosis of unipolar or bipolar depression or self-observed depressive symptoms)- a score between 12 and 26 on the DESC II - Perceived deficits in social cognition/social interactions - German language skills - Access to a computer/ laptop with camera, microphone and internet connection
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Suicidal thoughts or behaviour - History of psychotic symptoms - Current drug or alcohol addiction - Neurological disorders
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The following course of the study: pre-diagnostics, implementation of the therapy, post-diagnostics Primary endpoint: assessment of feasibility using a self-developed questionnaire with three scales (feasibility, acceptance, content) at post-diagnostics after the therapy has been carried out | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary endpoint: recording of the following information at pre- and post-diagnostics: -Facial and vocal emotion recognition: Emotion Recognition Index (ERI) -Emotion recognition: Geneva Emotion Recognition Test-Short form (GERT-S) -Cognitive and affective empathy : German version of the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) -Social Competencies: The Inventory for Social Competencies—Short form (ISK-K) - Fluent response generation in social problem-solving process: Social Problem-Solving Battery- Fluency (SPSB-F) -Best answer generation in the social problem-solving process: Social Problem-Solving Battery- Best Resolution (SPSB-B) -Theory of Mind: Social Problem-Solving Battery- Mentalistic Interpretation (SPSB M) -Depression: Rasch-based Depression Screening (DESC I & II) -Social interaction anxiety: Social Interaction Anxiety Scale (SIAS) -State anxiety and Trait anxiety: State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) -Life Satisfaction: Questionnaire on Life Satisfaction (FLZ) -Short- and midterm memory; declarative verbal memory: Auditory Verbal Learning Test (AVLT) -Executive functions: The Regensburg word fluency test (RWT); Wechsler Memory Scale: Digit span -Executive functions and processing speed: German version of the Stroop Test (FWIT) -Vocabulary intelligence: German vocabulary intelligence test (MWT-B) | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactSally Reckelkamm
Neuropsychologisches Therapie Centrum
Outcome results
None listed