Unipolar depression in adults Mental and Behavioural Disorders Depressive episode
Conditions
Interventions
The subjects in the experimental group will receive an 8-week course on psychoeducation based on Lewinsohn's Coping With Depression Course combined with treatment as usual (TAU). The subjects in the c
Sponsors
Clinical Centre University of Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Adult subjects aged 18 to 65 years, either sex 2. Diagnosis of unipolar depression (F 32.0-2, F 33.0-2) 3. Not due to a medical condition (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition [DSM IV] Axis V = 0) 4. No other Axis I co-morbid psychiatric disorder 5. Duration of symptoms not less than 3 months 6. Able to read and write (8 years formal education) 7. Subjects who sign the informed consent to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Refused to sign informed consent 2. Illiterate 3. Deaf or hearing impaired 4. Serious speech impairment or mutisim 5. Duration of symptoms less than three months 6. Symptoms of psychotic depression 7. History of a manic or hypo-manic episode 8. Cognitive impairment (mini Mental State Examination [MMSE] greater than or equal to 25) 9. Co-morbid anxiety disorder 10. Organic affective disorder 11. Depression caused by an underlying medical condition 12. Co-morbid personality disorder 13. Alcohol and preliminary alcohol screening (PAS) abuse and dependence 14. Subjects who are currently involved in other research 15. Pregnancy 16. Epilepsy 17. Subjects whose present condition requires psychiatric hospitalisation 18. Suicidality
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess possible changes in the total score on Beck Depression Inventory scale (BDI), and Hamilton Depression Scale (HAM-D), between the subjects who received psychoeducation and treatment as usual and the subjects who received only treatment as usual, after a 12 week course of psychoeducation, and in 9 months follow-up. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. To assess possible changes in the total score on Manchester Quality of Life Scale (MANSA) between the subjects who received psychoeducation and treatment as usual and the subjects who received only treatment as usual, after a 12 week course of psychoeducation and in 9 months follow-up 2. To assess possible differences in types of mental health services received between the two groups in 9 months follow-up | — |
Countries
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Outcome results
None listed