Effectiveness of dynamic psychotherapy in treatment of major depressive disorder

Effectiveness of short-term dynamic psychotherapy in treatment of major depressive disorder in students

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20160919029874N2

Enrollment

Registered

2018-10-20

Start date

2018-08-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-01-14

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Conditions

Major depressive disorder. Major depressive disorder, single episode, severe with psychotic features

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: They receive 24 sessions with primary and final evaluations. Individual psychotherapy sessions are held per week, each session lasting 45 minutes. Psychodynamic int

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

20 Years to 31 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Major depressive disorder Age above 20 years No history of psychotherapy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Having personality disorder A score of less than 40 in the Beck Depression Inventory

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Depression score in Beck Depression Inventory. Timepoint: Beginning of research, end of research, two times follow up for a month an two month. Method of measurement: Beck Depression Inventory.;Defense Styles. Timepoint: Beginning of research, end of research, two times follow up for a month an two month. Method of measurement: Defense Styles Quastionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSaber Esmkhani Akbari Nezhad

Hamedan University of Medical Sciences

saber.smkhani@yahoo.com+98 81 3838 1047

Outcome results

None listed

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