Status:
COMPLETED
Acute, Affective, Organic Disorders.
Lead Sponsor:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Collaborating Sponsors:
St. Olavs Hospital
Dr. Dedichens Institute for Psychiatric Research, Oslo, Norway.
Conditions:
Depressive Disorders
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
The purpose of the study is to investigate whether patients with brief depressive periods together with other fluctuating psychiatric symptoms, have this condition due to epilepsy or an other organic ...
Detailed Description
A limited number of patients admitted to psychiatric acute wards or Psychiatric Intensive Care Units are admitted with a fluctuating array of psychiatric symptoms including brief depressive episodes. ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Acutely admitted psychiatric patients who have at different times the last 2 weeks filled criteria for at least two new DSM-4 Axis 1 psychiatric diagnoses. One of them has to be a depressive episode (MADRS\>20)
Exclusion
- Patients not speaking Norwegian or English.
- Patients not willing to participate.
- Patients with dementia or mental retardation to an extensive degree.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 1998
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
32 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00201474
Start Date
October 1 1998
End Date
June 1 2010
Last Update
August 4 2016
Active Locations (1)
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Østmarka Psychiatric Department, St. Olavs Hospital
Trondheim, Norway, 7441