Status:
COMPLETED
Motivationally-Enhanced Brief Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Mothers of Ill Children
Lead Sponsor:
University of Pittsburgh
Conditions:
Depression
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-65 years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
This study will investigate the effectiveness of motivationally-enhanced brief interpersonal psychotherapy (MI-IPT-B) in treating depression in mothers who bring their children to a child mental healt...
Detailed Description
Depression is a serious illness and is common in mothers who have children facing an illness. Research has shown that these mothers, in particular, need better coping skills and ways to relieve depres...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria
- Biological or adoptive mother whose child between the ages of 6 and 18 is treated in the Services for Teens at Risk (STAR) Center or the Center for Children and Families (CCF)
- Mother lives with and has custody of the child receiving treatment
- Meets DSM-IV criteria for current unipolar depressive disorder (e.g., dysthymic disorder, depressive disorder, or single or recurrent episodes of major depressive disorder)
- Score of greater than 16 on the Beck Depression Inventory
- Score of greater than 15 on the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (17-item)
- Willingness to maintain existing stable dose of antidepressant medication throughout the study if currently on medication and still experiencing symptoms of depression
- Willingness of child (treated in STAR clinic or CCF) to give informed consent
- Exclusion Criteria:
- Currently receiving antidepressant medication at sub-therapeutic doses or at therapeutic doses but for an inadequate period of time to assess response
- Current dose of medication has not been stable for at least 8 weeks prior to study enrollment
- Suicidal or homicidal
- Requires hospitalization
- At risk for child abuse or neglect and requires intervention
- Simultaneous psychotic disorder or organic mental disorder
- History of drug or alcohol abuse within 6 months of study enrollment
- History of a prior manic episode
- Significant medical illness that might explain depressive symptoms (e.g., epilepsy, autoimmune disorders, liver dysfunction, unstable endocrine disease)
- Not fluent in English
- Severe cognitive deficits that would interfere with psychotherapy treatment
- Currently receiving another form of individual psychotherapy or couples therapy (except for participation in a support group, such as Alcoholics Anonymous)
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2003
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
March 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
50 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00245193
Start Date
April 1 2003
End Date
March 1 2006
Last Update
June 25 2013
Active Locations (1)
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Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15231