The effect of psychoeducation for the prevent from recurrence of major depression and familial expressed emotion.

The effect of psychoeducation for the prevent from recurrence of major depression and familial expressed emotion. - The effect of psychoeducation for major depression

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000005896

Enrollment

Registered

2011-07-01

Start date

2007-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

major depression

Interventions

Control group

only usual medication and supportive psychotherapy Inetervention group

6 psychoeducational sessions with using the videos and textbook, usual medication and supportive psychotherapy

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. diagnosis of major depressive disorder according to the DSM-IV criteria (APA, 2000); 2. patient not having undergone electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), or not having ECT already planned for the index episode.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. suspected to have experienced hypomanic/manic episode 2. diagnosed to have Axis II disorders 3. severe physical illness. 4. the Mini-Mental State Examination (Folstein et al., 1975) when their age was over 60 and they were excluded if the score was 23 or below.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression 17-items(DRSD-17), Beck Depression Inventory-Second Edition(BDI-II); before and after psychoeducational sessions, after 9 and 24 months Clinical Global Impression(CGI), Global Assessment of Functioning(GAF); before psychoeducational sessions, after 9 and 24 months Relapse	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactShinji Shimodera

Kochi Mecial School Dept. of Neuropsychiatry

shimodes@kochi-u.ac.jp088-880-2359

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026