Major Depression Mental and Behavioural Disorders Depressive episode
Conditions
Interventions
Patients assigned to the active treatment group received an envelope containing a sheet of paper with the four hygienic-dietary recommendations under consideration.
1. Go to bed when
Sponsors
Carlos III Health Institute (Instituto de Salud Carlos III) (Spain)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Male and female patients over 18 years 2. Patients experiencing a Major Depression episode according to DSM-IV-TR diagnostic criteria and with a Beck Depression Questionnaire total score equal or over 10 3. Patient who has the ability to communicate and give informed consent in writing
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients suffering from another disease that affects CNS or who has suffered any serious head injury, dementia, etc 2. Other psychiatric diagnosis or severe psychiatric illness (substance dependence or abuse, schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders, eating disorders, etc.), with the exception of anxious pathology or personality disorders 3. The existence of severe, uncontrolled, medical condition, or potentially interfering with affective symptomatology 4. Presence of delusions or hallucinations at the time of the study 5. Important risk of suicide
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Total score on self-administered 21-items Beck Inventory Depression Scale (BDI) before and after intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) Scale 2. Client Service Receipt Inventory 3. EQ-5D Scale All outcomes were measured in the screening visit and in the 6 and 12 follow up visits | — |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed