Positive Psychotherapy on Depression Symptoms

The effect of positive psychotherapy on the symptoms of depression, hopelessness and suicide in patients with major depressive disorder

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20180311039044N1

Enrollment

100

Registered

2019-03-16

Start date

2018-10-02

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-03-25

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Conditions

Major depressive disorder, recurrent severe without psychotic features. Major depressive disorder, single episode, severe without psychotic features

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: The intervention consists of 8 groups of positive psychotherapy sessions. Each session will be 90 minutes long, with the first 30 minutes being devoted to discussio

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: At least 18 years old Have reading and writing skills Patients with major depressive disorder with psychiatrist diagnosis

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Having other psychiatric disorders simultaneously Substance Abuse

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Change in depression score. Timepoint: Before intervention - Immediately after intervention - Three month after intervention. Method of measurement: Beck Depression Scale.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSoheila Sheybani

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

khabar15172@yahoo.com+98 71 3235 7282

Outcome results

None listed

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