Recurrent major depressive disorder
Conditions
Interventions
All participants will receive five sessions of CBT in treatment phase 1 based on a manual by Bockting, Van Rijsbergen & Huibers (2017). In treatment phase 2, the CBT-group will continue with CBT from
Sponsors
HSK-groep
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Participants will be selected from patients, aged between 18 and 70 years, referred by their general practitioner to mental health care organization HSK-groep. During the first diagnostic assessment we will screen patients for criteria of a recurrent depressive disorder. Only patients who have a total score of 11 or higher on the Quick inventory of Depressive Symptomatology – Self Report (QIDS-SR), indicating at least a moderate level of depressive symptoms, are admitted to this study. Use of anti-depressive medication is allowed as long as patients do not change medication or dose.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria for the study are a high risk of psychosis or suicide, organic brain syndrome, severe substance-abuse, borderline or antisocial personality disorder, inability for patients to focus sufficiently on their treatment, inability for patients to fill out questionnaires or having other problems taking precedence over their depression.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Total outcome scores on the QIDS-SR (depressive symptoms questionnaire), compared between groups | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Total outcome scores on the MHC-SF (positive mental health questionnaire), compared between groups | — |
Contacts
Public ContactMatthijs Wolters
HSK
Outcome results
None listed