Recurrent depression
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: age 18+ year current remission according to DSM-IV criteria (SCID) a least 2 confirmed previous MDD episodes with the SCID lifetime the last episode ended at least 8 weeks ago and no longer than 5 years ago the last episode lasted at least 2 weeks fluent in Dutch
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: current mania or hypomania or history of bipolar illness any current organic or psychotic disorder current or previous hospitalisation for alcohol or drug abuse severe sensory disabilities
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Effectiveness, defined as cumulative incidence of recurrences meeting DSM-IV criteria for a major depressive episode in the intervention group versus the control group - Cost-effectiveness, defined from a societal perspective meaning that the costs of the intervention, health care uptake, patients' out-of-pocket costs and costs due to productivity losses will be included in the economic evaluation and compared between groups | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To study whether nurse-led self-help for patients with recurrent MDD versus usual care alone: A is (cost-)effective in reducing health care utilisation B is (cost-)effective in reducing co-morbid distress, anxiety and somatisation) C is satisfying according to patients D is (cost-)effective in certain subgroups of patients, particularly related to (i.e. modified by): - the number of previous episodes, - type of treatment for the last recurrence (AD, psychological intervention, noting etc). - the severity of residual depressive symptoms in the remitted phase - age of onset of the first depressive episode, - social economic status and - self-efficacy for managing,depression - symptoms of pain and/or fatigue | — |
Countries
Netherlands