Depression in primary care patients Mental and Behavioural Disorders Depressive episode, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
240 patients will be randomly assigned to one of four treatment arms with sixty patients each one:
1. Treatment As Usual (TAU)
2. TAU + healthy lifestyle
Sponsors
Carlos III Institute of Health (Instituto de Salud Carlos III) (Spain)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age over 18 2. DSM 5 diagnose of Major Depression or Dysthymia 3. Mild or moderate depression expressed as score lower than 14 in PHQ-9 4. Depressive symptoms presented for at least last two months 5. Be able to read and understand Spanish language 6. Sign informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Any diagnose of disease that may affect central nervous system (brain pathology, traumatic brain injury, dementia, etc) 2. Any psychiatric disorder other than Major Depression, Dysthymia, anxiety disorders or personality disorders 3. Any medical, infectious or degenerative disease that may affect mood 4. Presence of delusional ideas or hallucinations consistent or not with mood 5. Suicide risk
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Depressive symptom severity assessed via PHQ-9. It will be registered at three times: baseline, 6 month follow-up, and 12 month follow-up. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Demographic variables 2. Health-related quality of life measured by SF-36 3. Mini-international neuropsychiatric interview | — |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed