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psychotherapy for depression

Comparison of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Effectiveness and Cognitive Therapy (CT) in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2013032612857N1
Enrollment
20
Registered
2013-06-14
Start date
2013-01-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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Conditions

Major Depressive Disorder. Mild depressive episode

Interventions

Intervention 1: The subjects will attend two-hour sessions twice a week for a total of six weeks meeting in Consulting Center of Tehran University in Tehran. As for group cognitive treatment,. During
Behavior
The subjects will attend two-hour sessions twice a week for a total of six weeks meeting in Consulting Center of Tehran University in Tehran. As for group cognitive treatment,. During the sessions of
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy sessions will include: Introduction to ACT, obtaining client’s life story, identification of therapeutic goals and relationship to values, increase client awareness o

Sponsors

Vice chancellor for research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 35 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Having diagnosis criteria for MDD based on the psychiatrist and psychologist's findings; diagnoses through diagnostic interview and results of the SCID-I/CV test; receiving no psychological therapies during three months before participation in the study; being at least 18 aged to 35; having at least diploma education; signing the letter of satisfaction by the patients for participating in the study; exclusion criteria: Having psychotic symptoms; drug abuse and serious suicidal thoughts as they could not receive and maintain medications; having complete criteria of cluster B personality disorder at Axis II by psychiatrist and psychologist through diagnostic interview and results of the SCID-II test.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Depression. Timepoint: Before treatment, after treatment. Method of measurement: Beck Depressive Inventory.;Rumination. Timepoint: Before treatment, after treatment. Method of measurement: Ruminative Response Test.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactShima Tamannaei Far

Tehran psychiatric institute

psychshima@gmail.com+98 21 6650 6853

Outcome results

None listed

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