Major Depression. Mood disorder due to known physiological condition with major depressive-like episode
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: In this group, the prescribed dose of fluoxetine will be such that the prescribed dose for each of the children is 0.7 mg per kilogram of body weight, and in the th
Sponsors
Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
4 Years to 6 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age 4-6 years old The diagnosis of depression based on the DSM-V criteria related to the diagnosis of depression in preschool children for the patient must be confirmed by a psychiatrist (severity of depression will be obtained based on a high score by the subject on the revised parent anxiety-depression scale = a score higher than 25 ). No other psychiatric disorders Parents' consent to children's participation in this study No history of previous use of fluoxetine or other psychiatric drugs Not taking drugs that interfere with fluoxetine Not having separate families (single-parent children, children of divorce, having a stepmother or stepfather, or the death of parents)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Lack of parental consent to continue studying at any time of the study Drug side effects caused by fluoxetine use
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Major Depression. Timepoint: Measurement of major depression at the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) and the fourth week and three months after starting the fluoxetine drug. Method of measurement: The Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scales–Parent Version (RCADS-P). | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactMahdieh Soltanian
Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed