Depressive Disorders and adverse childhood experiences
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: 24 sessions of Emotion Regulation Therapy, with self-monitoring, acquisition of attention-based and metacognitive skills for emotion regulation, and development of value-based actions as esse
Sponsors
MSH Medical School Hamburg
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Diagnosis of a depressive disorder (F32.x, F33.x) as primary disorder and treatment focus PHQ-9 score > 9 PTQ score > 35 K10 Distress Scale > 23 Presence of adverse childhood experiences (assessed with ACE-D) Sufficient proficiency in German
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Outpatient psychotherapy within the past 2 years Initiation of new antidepressant medication within the 3 months prior to baseline assessment Dose adjustment of antidepressant medication within 4 weeks prior to baseline assessment Discontinuation of antidepressant medication within 4 weeks prior to baseline assessment Acute suicidality Current substance use disorder (except tobacco) Bipolar affective disorders Current post-traumatic stress disorder Lifetime diagnosis of borderline personality disorder Current psychotic symptoms Body Mass Index < 17.5 Severe physical impairments interfering with outpatient psychotherapy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Depressive symptoms (PHQ-9 score at three months follow-up) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Dropout, adherence (video rating), adverse effects (INEP score at post-treatment), clinician-rated depressive symptoms (HAMD-17 score three months after treatment), repetitive negative thinking (PTQ score at three months follow-up) | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactSebastian Trautmann
MSH Medical School Hamburg
Outcome results
None listed