Unipolar Depression. Severe depressive episode without psychotic symptoms
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention:
Group Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Intervention 2: Placebo Control:
Relaxation Training. Intervention 3: Control:
Treatment as usual.
Treatment - Other
Placebo
Intervention:
Group Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Placebo Control:
Relaxation Training
Control:
Treatment as usual
Sponsors
University Putra Malaysia
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The inclusion criteria for the current study was that the participants must have been diagnosed with major depressive disorder in the past two weeks by a psychiatrist, between the ages of 18 to 60 years, is currently receiving pharmacotherapy treatment for unipolar depression, be able to understand Bahasa Malaysia and no co-morbid diagnosis of major psychiatric (e.g. schizophrenia, bipolar disorder) or medical disorders (e.g. cancer, HIV).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Depressive symptoms. Timepoint: Pre, Mid & Post-treatment. Method of measurement: Beck Depression Inventory-Malay.;Negative Automatic Thoughts. Timepoint: Pre, Mid & Post-treatment. Method of measurement: Automatic Thought Questionnaire-Malay.;Dysfunctional Beliefs. Timepoint: Pre, Mid & Post-treatment. Method of measurement: Dysfunctional Attitude Scale-Malay.;Cohesion. Timepoint: Pre, mid and post-treatment. Method of measurement: Visual Anologue Scale. | — |
Countries
Malaysia
Contacts
Public ContactJoel Low
University Putra Malaysia
Outcome results
None listed