depression Depressive disorder
Conditions
Interventions
The SAM is a short course of 7 weeks which will be followed by the patients.
the course contain the following steps: reflection on mood fluctuations,
execute pleasant activities randomly, to develop
Sponsors
Vrije Universiteit
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - age 60 y and older, - depressive disorder DSM-IV-tr: codes 296.2x, 296.3x. Diagnose determined with MINI (M.I.N.I interational neuropsychiatric interview, van Vliet et al.2000) - abbility to read and write in Dutch, - approval by means of the informed consent procedure
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - cognitive problems (score
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| depressive symptoms (geriatric depression schale [GDS] and Montgommery Asberg Depression rating Scale [MADRS]), Quality of life, (MOS 36 items Short Forms Health Survey [SF-36]), Mastery (Pearlin Mastery Scale), Costs (Trimbos/iMTA questionnaire for costs associated with Psychiatric Illness [Tic-P]), Activty level. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Factors of implementation | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed